Clay County / Nicholas County

Clay County / Nicholas County (HM2JPC)

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N 38° 16.918', W 81° 11.469'

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Clay County. Formed in 1858 from Braxton
and Nicholas. Named for the
great Kentuckian, Henry Clay
who was so popular in western
Virginia that in 1820 a monument was erected to him for
his part in bringing the
National Road to Wheeling.

Nicholas County. Formed in 1818 from Kanawha, Greenbrier, and Randolph. Named for Wilson C. Nicholas, the governor of Virginia, 1814-1817. In this county in 1861 sharp engagements were fought at Carnifex Ferry and at Kessler's Cross Lanes.
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HM NumberHM2JPC
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Placed ByWest Virginia Archives and History
Marker ConditionNo reports yet
Date Added Sunday, August 18th, 2019 at 2:01pm PDT -07:00
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UTM (WGS84 Datum)17S E 483281 N 4237117
Decimal Degrees38.28196667, -81.19115000
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 38° 16.918', W 81° 11.469'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds38° 16' 55.08" N, 81° 11' 28.14" W
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