Fayette County / Kanawha County
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dukemartin
N 38° 10.973 W 081° 18.733
17S E 472656 N 4226152
Quick Description: A double sided sign telling us where the counties were formed from.
Location: West Virginia, United States
Date Posted: 4/9/2018 9:05:16 AM
Waymark Code: WMY2RY
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Long Description:
Fayette County
Formed in 1831 from Nicholas, Greenbrier, Kanawha and Logan. Named for General Lafayette. On New River, 1671, Batts and Fallam officially claimed the Mississippi Valley for Great Britain in opposition to the claim of France.
Kanawha County
Authorized, 1788, and organized, 1789, from Montgomery and Greenbrier. Named for Kanawha River, bearing name of Indian tribe. Salt making brought early settlers into this valley and from it grew vast modern chemical plants.
Marker Number: None on sign
Marker Title: Fayette County / Kanawha County
Marker Location: Rt 60
County or Independent City: Montgomery
Web Site: [Web Link]
Marker Program Sponsor: West Virginia Historic Commission, 1965
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