Samuel Lewis Hays

Samuel Lewis Hays (HMBHK)

Location: Glenville, WV 26351 Dinwiddie County
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Country: United States of America
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N 38° 56.5', W 80° 49.15'

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Built this home in 1837 on a 1000-acre tract, and laid out the town of Glenville in 1845. As a member of the Virginia Assembly, he urged the building of the Parkersburg-Staunton Turnpike. As a Congressman, in 1842, Hays appointed Thomas Jonathan (Stonewall) Jackson as a cadet to West Point. President Buchanan named Hays as Receiver of Public Moneys, 1857-60, Sauk Rapids, Minn. Died, 1871, and was buried there.
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HM NumberHMBHK
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Year Placed1963
Placed ByWest Virginia Historic Commission
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Date Added Sunday, September 7th, 2014 at 8:25am PDT -07:00
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UTM (WGS84 Datum)17S E 515671 N 4310318
Decimal Degrees38.94166667, -80.81916667
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 38° 56.5', W 80° 49.15'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds38° 56' 30.00" N, 80° 49' 9.00" W
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Area Code(s)304
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 902 N Lewis St, Glenville WV 26351, US
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