Madison
Inscription
County seat, incorporated in 1906 and named for William Madison Peyton, a leader in movement for the formation of Boone County, 1847. Peyton, pioneer in the development of the Coal River Valley, locked and dammed Coal River in the 1840's and made it navigable for steamboats to transport coal from area to markets, and for a period made the Coal Valley one of the great industrial regions of the State.
Location
AddressWV 85, courthouse square, Madison
CityMadison
CountyBoone
StateWest Virginia
Coordinates38.061360, -81.660450
Sources
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.
Boone County/Lincoln County
Formed, 1847, from Cabell, Kanawha, and Logan.
Indian Camp
Under rock overhang across highway was an Indian camp site.