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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2C0W_washington-bottom_Washington-WV.html
A tract of 2314 acres was acquired by George Washington three miles west on Dec. 15, 1772, for services in the French and Indian War. It was surveyed by William Crawford in June, 1771. It bordered for five miles on the Ohio River.
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2C0U_prehistoric-sites_Parkersburg-WV.html
In addition to its historic importance Blennerhassett Island also contains important prehistoric sites. Several Indian villages exist on the Island, and large collections of Indian artifacts have been found here. Largest of the sites, a Fort …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2C0G_tavenner-cemetery_Parkersburg-WV.html
To the east of this cemetery, on the banks of the Little Kanawha River, in 1785, Captain James Neal formed the first permanent settlement in Wood County, Virginia. The vast acreage owned by Captain Neal and his son-in-law, Colonel Hugh Phelps,…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2BZT_jacob-beeson-blair_Parkersburg-WV.html
Born in Parkersburg on April 11, 1821, Blair was an attorney before the Civil War. Elected in 1861 to fill a vacancy in the US House of Representatives, he served until 1865 and was a staunch supporter of the Union and WV statehood. On New …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2BZS_albert-j-woofter_Parkersburg-WV.html
This park is dedicated to the memory of Albert Johnson Woofter, who for 42 years heralded Parkersburg and the Little Kanawha area through his popular Town and Country column and other writings in the Parkersburg News. Al was one of the first to…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2BYK_george-rogers-clark_Parkersburg-WV.html
At the Little Kanawha, 1774, George Rogers Clark and 90 companions, largely recruited in what is now West Virginia, assembled on their way into Kentucky. Their plans, halted by Indian Wars, later resulted in conquest of the Northwest.
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2BYJ_burr-blennerhassett_Parkersburg-WV.html
Harman Blennerhassett purchased island in 1797, and built for his bride a mansion which became the showplace of the Ohio Valley. Aaron Burr was his guest in 1805. Here they planned a military expedition with the intention to conquer the Southwest.
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2BYA_dunmores-camp_Waverly-WV.html
Lord Dunmore's army train camped here in 1774 on the way to Indian country. The route followed the old trail crossing the Ohio at the mouth of Hocking River. Here in 1791 Indians killed Nicholas Carpenter and party.
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2BY9_parkersburg-high-school_Parkersburg-WV.html
Founded in 1867, Parkersburg High's current Tudor structure is a Frank Packard design built in 1917. PHS was the state's largest high school until 1940 and served all of the city until 1967, when a second high school opened on the South Side…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2BY8_julia-ann-square-historic-district_Parkersburg-WV.html
With the end of the Civil War, the opening of West Virginia's oil and gas industry, the quickened pace of roads, railroads and rivers, and the influx of industry, the city's population grew. The area just north of town which included Juliana and A…
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