Barbour County/Preston County
Inscription
Formed from Monongalia in 1818 and named for James Preston, 13th governor of Virginia. Here is model Federal homestead project, sponsored by Mrs. Eleanor Roosevelt, the wife of Franklin Delano Roosevelt, 32nd President.
[Reverse]
Formed from Harrison, Lewis and Randolph in 1843. It was named for Philip Pendleton Barbour, distinguished Virginia jurist. The scene of opening hostilities on land between the armies of the North and the South in 1861.
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More markers in Barbour
Barbour County/Taylor County
Formed from Harrison, Lewis and Randolph in 1843.
Ida L. Reed
Northeast, 3 1/2 miles, is the birthplace of Ida L. Reed, born November 30, 1865.
Barbour County/Taylor County
Formed from Harrison, Lewis and Randolph in 1843.
Valley Furnace
Valley Furnace, WV
Iron ore was discovered here, 1835, by John Johnson.
Meadowville
Belington, WV
Meadowville, on the site of an Indian fort built in 1784, is a few miles north.