Boone County/Wyoming 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 in 1850 from Logan. Named for the Wyoming tribe of Indians. First settler was John Cooke; first permanent settlement, Oceana. County has vast areas of smokeless coal. Among its natural features is Castle Rock.
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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.
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.
Indian Camp
Under rock overhang across highway was an Indian camp site.