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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1EB4_historic-parkersburg-west-virginia_Parkersburg-WV.html
Parkersburg was permanently settled in 1785 by Capt. James Neal, a veteran of Lord Dunmore's War and the Revolutionary War. It was first surveyed in 1796 as Springville, chartered in 1800 as Newport, and resurveyed and renamed Parkersburg in 1810 …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1EB0_fort-boreman_Parkersburg-WV.html
The men of Co. A, 11th West Virginia Infantry (US), constructed Fort Boreman in 1863 to protect the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad here. The B&O, the most important east-west rail line that linked the Atlantic coast with the American interior, was vi…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1EAW_historic-blennerhassett-hotel_Parkersburg-WV.html
To commemorate the 100th anniversary of the historic Blennerhassett Hotel, we dedicate this monument to the city of Parkersburg and the Blennerhassett Historical Park Commission on the day, Saturday, May 6, 1989.
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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1EAV_the-point_Parkersburg-WV.html
The confluence of the Ohio and Little Kanawha Rivers is known as "the Point." It was the site of downtown Parkersburg's earliest settlement and the stopping place for several famous people. George Washington paused here in his trip down the Ohio i…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1EAM_early-parkersburg_Parkersburg-WV.html
In 1773, Robert Thornton claimed 1400 acres encompassing today's downtown Parkersburg, but sold it ten years later to Captain Alexander Parker, for whom the town was later named. The first permanent settler was Captain James Neal who erected a blo…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1EAL_blennerhassett-island_Parkersburg-WV.html
Situated just 1.8 miles below Parkersburg in the Ohio River is historic Blennerhassett Island. This 3.8 mile long island was once the home of the wealthy Irish immigrants Harman and Margaret Blennerhassett. After moving to the Island in 1798, they…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1EAK_railroads_Parkersburg-WV.html
Railroads played an important role in the development of Parkersburg. The Baltimore and Ohio Railroad reached Parkersburg in 1857, and the railroad bridge over the Ohio River was completed in 1871. It measures 7140 feet in length and at the time o…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1EAH_escape-to-freedom_Parkersburg-WV.html
The Ohio R. was a major gateway to freedom for enslaved Africans via the Underground Railroad, a clandestine network of people, places, routes, and modes of transportation used in their flight from bondage. Network's peak activity was between 1830…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1EAG_women-of-courage_Parkersburg-WV.html
Aunt Jenny, African American, who blew horn at the "Point" as signal to river boats, served as "Conductor" on the Underground Railroad. Jane, of "low stature and very fleshy," "lame in one leg," and age 50, escaped Aug. 1843 with seven of her chil…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1E9S_vital-transportation-center_Parkersburg-WV.html
At the beginning of the Civil War, both sides recognized the strategic importance of Parkersburg. Besides its location on the Ohio River, the Northwestern Virginia Railroad branch of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad, the Staunton and Parkersburg Tu…