Price's Tavern

Price's Tavern (HMN4J)

Location: Kingwood, WV 26537 Preston County
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Country: United States of America
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N 39° 28.314', W 79° 41.243'

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Preston County was formed in the east upstairs bedroom of Price's Tavern in April, 1818, and named for James Patton Preston, governor of Virginia, 1816-1819. Tavern built prior to 1810, served as an inn until 1882.
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HM NumberHMN4J
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Year Placed1963
Placed ByWest Virginia Historic Commission
Marker Condition
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Date Added Friday, October 3rd, 2014 at 10:18am PDT -07:00
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Locationbig map
UTM (WGS84 Datum)17S E 612904 N 4369968
Decimal Degrees39.47190000, -79.68738333
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 39° 28.314', W 79° 41.243'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds39° 28' 18.84" N, 79° 41' 14.58" W
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Area Code(s)304
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 101 S Price St, Kingwood WV 26537, US
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Jun 1, 2015 at 2:19pm PDT by bill89jr1

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