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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2CM5_organized-pendleton-county_Franklin-WV.html
Organized Pendleton County. On this site on 2 June 1788 in a building owned by Seriah Stratton and formerly the property Col. Benjamin Wilson. Pendleton County was organized by justices commissioned by Virginia Governor Edmund Randolph from portio…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2CHN_destruction-of-saltpeter-works_Franklin-WV.html
Destruction of Saltpeter Works. A key component of gun powder,the saltpeter mined near Franklin was of great importance to the South during the Civil War. On August 19, 1863, during his raid of Pendleton and surrounding counties, Union Gen. Willia…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2BV6_tuscarora-clinton-sand_Seneca-Rocks-WV.html
The vertical resistant sandstone forming Seleca Rocks is the Tucarora of the driller and geologist. The "Tuscarora Sand" yields some gas altough it is largely untested in West Virginia
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2BV1_a-1800s-garden_Seneca-Rocks-WV.html
The garden before you reflects some of the crops grown by our ancestors, the hardy pioneers who settled these valleys a few centuries ago.
Do you see any familiar plants that are still grown in our gardens today? Which crops do you find unusual…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2BV0_camp-luther_Seneca-Rocks-WV.html
Prior to the Civil War, a Lutheran
log church built on the North Fork
housed a growing congregation. The
uilding, renamed Camp Luther, was
used by soldiers from both sides
during the war. On March 1. 1862
a Union force under Col. George
Lat…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2BUN_gravesite-of-john-dolly_Riverton-WV.html
Nearby is grave of John Dolly (Dahle, 1749-1847), a Hessian mercenary in the Revolutionary War and an early settler in Germany Valley. Naming of Dolly Sods attributed to his surname and large tracks of grass sod lands found here.
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2BPX_the-wilfong-church-st-michaels-lutheran-church_Brandywine-WV.html
"The Wilfong Church." Four acres of land for church and
cemetery were purchased for one
shilling on October 1, 1794 from
German immigrant couple, Michael
and Sophia Wilfong. Historically and
locally known as "The Wilfong
Churc…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2BPQ_propst-lutheran-church_Brandywine-WV.html
61 rods west stood original
round log church upon 3½
acre plot, deeded Dec.18, 1769,
by John Michael Propst and his
wife, Catherine, "for the congregation of the South Fork of the
Potowmack for five shillings
current money of Virgi…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2BPP_stone-cemetery_Brandywine-WV.html
The stone cemetery takes its name from Daniel Stone, an early owner,while the
oldest tombstone carries the date 1793. The principal use began in the 1860s at the time of the civil war and the creation of the State of West Virginia by president Ab…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1VME_spruce-knob-historical_Circleville-WV.html
Spruce Knob (9 miles west), 4,860 feet and the highest point in West Virginia, lies slightly above the crest ridge of Spruce Mountain. The crest lies above 4,500 feet for more than 10 miles and is strewn with fragments of Pottsville Sandstone of t…