Inscription
Near here, William Mayo, Thomas Savage, and party spent the winter of 1736 on their expedition for the British King to determine the head waters of the Potomac River and fix the boundary between Maryland and the lands of Lord Fairfax.
Details
| HM Number | HM1ROW |
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| Additional Information | While this marker bears the date of 2011, I know that an essentially identical marker existed on this site in the 1970's and was removed to the Piedmont City storage building. |
| Tags | |
| Historical Period | 18th Century |
| Historical Place | Other, Town |
| Marker Type | Other |
| Marker Class | Historical Marker |
| Marker Style | Free Standing |
| Year Placed | 2011 |
| Placed By | West Virginia Archives and History |
| Marker Condition | No reports yet |
| Date Added | Saturday, April 16th, 2016 at 1:01pm PDT -07:00 |
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Locationbig map
| Location Description | At the corner of East Hampshire Street and Childs Avenue. This is Rt 46 in Piedmont, WV |
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| UTM (WGS84 Datum) | 17S E 667940 N 4371833 |
| Decimal Degrees | 39.47971667, -79.04736667 |
| Degrees and Decimal Minutes | N 39° 28.783', W 79° 2.842' |
| Degrees, Minutes and Seconds | 39° 28' 46.9800" N, 79° 2' 50.5200" W |
| Driving Directions | Google Maps |
| Area Code(s) | 304 |
| Which side of the road? | Marker is on the right when traveling North |
| Closest Postal Address | At or near 37-43 WV-46, Piedmont WV 26750, US |
| Alternative Maps | Google Maps, MapQuest, Bing Maps, Yahoo Maps, MSR Maps, OpenCycleMap, MyTopo Maps, OpenStreetMap |
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