Inscription
One half mile north of this marker stood the house where George Washington stopped in September 1784 and conferred with leading men of this section "pursuing my inquiries respecting the navigation of the western waters". Eager to investigate the Cheat River and the Monongahela River he sought out Samuel Hanway "the surveyor of Monongahela County" and he also sent to the court house in Morgan Town for Zackquill Morgan and others "who would have it in their power to give the best accounts that were to be obtained which, assenting to, they were sent for and came" Quotations from the diary of George Washington for September 24, 1784.
Details
| HM Number | HM1E4K |
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| Series | This marker is part of the Daughters of the American Revolution series |
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| Year Placed | 1932 |
| Placed By | The Colonel John Evans Chapter, Daughters of the American Revolution, Morgantown WV |
| Marker Condition | No reports yet |
| Date Added | Saturday, October 25th, 2014 at 3:29am PDT -07:00 |
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| UTM (WGS84 Datum) | 17S E 595226 N 4389966 |
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| Decimal Degrees | 39.65420000, -79.89000000 |
| Degrees and Decimal Minutes | N 39° 39.252', W 79° 53.4' |
| Degrees, Minutes and Seconds | 39° 39' 15.12" N, 79° 53' 24.00" W |
| Driving Directions | Google Maps |
| Area Code(s) | 304 |
| Closest Postal Address | At or near 6 Canyon Rd, Morgantown WV 26508, US |
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