Murder of Ambrose Meadows

Murder of Ambrose Meadows (HMN16)

Location: Franklin, WV 26807 Pendleton County
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Country: United States of America
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N 38° 40.317', W 79° 18.154'

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Pendleton County Civil War Landmark

At this site on May 10th, 1862, following the battle of Mcdowell, union soldiers murdered Rev. Abrose Meadows. A mill and the Meadows home were burned, his wife and three children left homeless.
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Date Added Thursday, September 11th, 2014 at 3:36am PDT -07:00
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UTM (WGS84 Datum)17S E 647664 N 4281740
Decimal Degrees38.67195000, -79.30256667
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 38° 40.317', W 79° 18.154'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds38° 40' 19.02" N, 79° 18' 9.24" W
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Area Code(s)304
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 1200 Blue Gray Trail, Franklin WV 26807, US
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