Boone County/Raleigh County
Inscription
Formed, 1847, from Cabell, Kanawha, and Logan. Named for Daniel Boone, noted hunter and explorer, who made his home in the Great Kanawha Valley, 1788-1795. In 1791, he was a member of the Virginia Assembly from Kanawha.
[Reverse]
Formed, 1850, from Fayette. Named for Sir Walter Raleigh, who planted the first English colony in America. Beckley, the county seat, was founded by Alfred Beckley, and named for his father, John, first clerk of the House of Representatives.
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More markers in Boone
Boone County/Logan County
Formed in 1824 from Cabell, Kanawha, Giles and Tazewell.
Boone County/Kanawha County
Formed, 1847, from Cabell, Kanawha, and Logan.
Boone County/Wyoming County
Formed, 1847, from Cabell, Kanawha, and Logan.
Madison
Madison, WV
County seat, incorporated in 1906 and named for William Madison Peyton, a leader in movement for the formation of Boone County, 1847.
Boone County/Lincoln County
Formed, 1847, from Cabell, Kanawha, and Logan.