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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMCQA_mechanicsburg-gap-col-claudius-crozet_Romney-WV.html
Mechanicsburg GapScenic canyon cut through Mill Creek Mountain by Mill creek. Here an old Indian trail was the pathway from the Valley of Virginia to the Alleghenies, then the Northwestern Turnpike, now the George Washington Highway
Col. Claudi…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMCQ1_indian-mound_Romney-WV.html
The Indian Mound Cemetery which is 7 feet high and about 15 feet in diameter, is one of the largest remaining mounds in the Eastern Panhandle of West Virginia. This mound has never been excavated but similar mounds of area dug by Smithsonian Insti…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMCQ0_hampshire-county-world-war-i-memorial_Romney-WV.html
In honor of Hampshire's sons who gave their lives and their service in the World War"We are the dead,Short days ago we lived,Felt dawn, saw sunset glow,Loved and were loved."
Lieut. Robert W. Gilkeson · Corp. James Cleveland Lee ·…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMCPY_american-discovery-trail_Fort-Ashby-WV.html
What is the American Discovery Trail?The American Discovery Trail (ADT) is a project administered by the American Discovery Trail society to develop our nation's first coast-to-coast, multi-use hiking trail. It connects people to large cities, sma…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMCPX_fort-ashby_Fort-Ashby-WV.html
Fort Ashby, one in the chain of Indian forts built by George Washington, 1755. sharp fighting here 1756. in 1794, troops under Gen. Daniel Morgan camped here on their way to suppress Whiskey Rebellion. Fort restored by W.P.A., 1939.
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMCPW_fort-ashby_Fort-Ashby-WV.html
Erected in 1755 by Lieut. John Bacon under orders from George Washington and garrisoned with twenty-one men. Lieut. Robert Rutherford, with company of Rangers, was defeated here, August, 1756, by the French and Indians. Fort was named for Col. Joh…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMCPU_fort-sellers_Ridgeley-WV.html
On land Washington surveyed for Elias Sellers in 1748 stood this fort, important link in system of frontier defenses. It was garrisoned by an officer and thirty men and withstood several attacks by the Indians.
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMCJ6_pre-civil-war-spring-house_Bolivar-WV.html
According to local legend,the North came here to get waterduring the day and the South at night.Restored in 2002
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMCHM_harpers-ferry-national-historical-park_Harpers-Ferry-WV.html
(First Panel):Harpers Ferry National Historical Park is the story of...
Industrial Development and the production of weapons at the Harpers Ferry armory.
John Brown's Raid and his attempt to end slavery.
The Civil War with Union and Confe…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMCHK_confederate-victory_Harpers-Ferry-WV.html
"The Rebels were all around us and our only refuge was the open canopy of heaven."Sgt. Charles E. Smith32nd Ohio InfantrySeptember 14, 1862
Thousands of Federal soldiers huddled in ravines on Bolivar Heights to escape the Confederate shells of …