Spy Rock

Spy Rock (HMN0C)

Location: Lookout, WV 25868 Fayette County
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Country: United States of America
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N 38° 4.18', W 80° 58.656'

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Sandstone formation at 2510 feet is landmark known for view of Sewell Mt. range to SE. Known as "Rock of Eyes" by Native Americans and dubbed "Spy Rock" by Civil War soldiers. Sept. 1861, Gen. J.D. Cox and 5,000 Union soldiers camped here to oppose Gen. Robert E. Lee at Sewell Mt. Site of Col. Geo. Alderson farm and tollgate on James River and Kanawha Turnpike, 1834-73. Source for name of Lookout.
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HM NumberHMN0C
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Year Placed1994
Placed ByIn Memory of Civil War Veterans, and the West Virginia Archives and History
Marker ConditionNo reports yet
Date Added Monday, October 20th, 2014 at 1:16pm PDT -07:00
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UTM (WGS84 Datum)17S E 501964 N 4213544
Decimal Degrees38.06966667, -80.97760000
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 38° 4.18', W 80° 58.656'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds38° 4' 10.80" N, 80° 58' 39.36" W
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Area Code(s)304
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 189 Co Rte 60/13, Lookout WV 25868, US
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