Webster County / Randolph County

Webster County / Randolph County (HM1K5G)

Location: Webster Springs, WV 26288
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Country: United States of America
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N 38° 32.637', W 80° 11.709'

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Webster County. Formed, 1860, from Braxton, Nicholas, Randolph. Named for Daniel Webster. Webster County is noted for its fine mountain scenery. Its forest produced the tree that was the largest hardwood at the Chicago World's Fair, 1893.

Randolph County. Formed, 1787, from Harrison. Named for Edmund Jennings Randolph, Virginia statesman and soldier. Largest county in the State. Federal dominance of the Tygart's Valley in the Civil War largely determined control of West Virginia.
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HM NumberHM1K5G
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Year Placed1972
Placed ByWest Virginia Department of Archives and History
Marker ConditionNo reports yet
Date Added Thursday, April 23rd, 2015 at 6:01pm PDT -07:00
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UTM (WGS84 Datum)17S E 570139 N 4266477
Decimal Degrees38.54395000, -80.19515000
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 38° 32.637', W 80° 11.709'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds38° 32' 38.22" N, 80° 11' 42.54" W
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Area Code(s)304
Which side of the road?Marker is on the right when traveling West
Closest Postal AddressAt or near WV-15, Webster Springs WV 26288, US
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