Fayette County / Summers County
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dukemartin
N 37° 51.037 W 080° 51.377
17S E 512643 N 4189250
A two sided sign telling where the counties were formed from.
Waymark Code: WMY9PD
Location: West Virginia, United States
Date Posted: 05/16/2018
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Fayette County
Formed, 1831, from Nicholas, Greenbrier, Kanawha, Logan. Named for General Lafayette. On New River, 1671 Batts and Fallam officially claimed Mississippi Valley for Great Britain in opposition to the claim of France.
Summers County
Formed, 1871, from Monroe, Fayette, Greenbrier, Mercer. Named for the distinguished jurist of Kanawha, George W. Summers, Dr. Thomas Walker and companions explored the Greenbrier Valley, 1750, for the Greenbrier Company.
Marker Number: None on sign
Marker Title: Fayette County / Summers County
Marker Location: Rt 20
County or Independent City: Fayette County / Summers County
Web Site: [Web Link]
Marker Program Sponsor: West Virginia Historic Commission, 1964
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