Inscription
John Townsend bought a large tract of land here in 1841, an area that became Lansing Ames Heights and Canyon rim Park. Operated a ferry that provided commercial transport across the river at site of present bridge until the civil war. Grandson Thomas C. Townsend was state tax commissioner and ran for governor in 1932.
Details
| HM Number | HM1HGZ |
|---|---|
| Tags | |
| Year Placed | 2007 |
| Placed By | Descendants of John Townsend: West Virginia Division of Archives and History |
| Marker Condition |  10 out of 10 (1 reports) |
| Date Added | Tuesday, October 7th, 2014 at 8:23am PDT -07:00 |
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Locationbig map
| UTM (WGS84 Datum) | 17S E 493255 N 4213125 |
|---|---|
| Decimal Degrees | 38.06586667, -81.07688333 |
| Degrees and Decimal Minutes | N 38° 3.952', W 81° 4.613' |
| Degrees, Minutes and Seconds | 38° 3' 57.12" N, 81° 4' 36.78" W |
| Driving Directions | Google Maps |
| Area Code(s) | 304 |
| Closest Postal Address | At or near 1 County Rte 82, Fayetteville WV 25840, US |
| Alternative Maps | Google Maps, MapQuest, Bing Maps, Yahoo Maps, MSR Maps, OpenCycleMap, MyTopo Maps, OpenStreetMap |
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I Have Some Information
I actually did not visit but I was sent a photo. Nancy Pianfetti Evans, a family friend saw it and sent us a photo. We did not know about it until now. Here is another great photo of it that I found online.
https://www.hmdb.org/PhotoFullSize.asp?PhotoID=725101
Sep 7, 2023 at 7:15pm PDT by shirleytownsend
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