Braxton County/Clay County
Inscription
Formed, 1836, from Kanawha, Lewis, and Nicholas. Named for Carter Braxton, one of the signers of the Declaration of Independence. Washington planned to establish important point in project for western communication in this county.
[Reverse]
Formed in 1858 from Braxton and Nicholas. Named for Henry Clay, the great Kentuckian, who was so popular in western Virginia that in 1820 a monument was erected to him for his part in bringing the National Road to Wheeling.
Location
Sources
More markers in Braxton
Bulltown/Bulltown Battle
Bulltown, WV
Important point in plan of Washington to establish water transportation to West.
Sutton
Sutton, WV
Named for its founder.
Braxton County/Lewis County
Formed from Harrison in 1816.
Braxton County/Nicholas County
Formed, 1836, from Kanawha, Lewis, and Nicholas.
Braxton County/Gilmer County
Formed in 1836, from Lewis, Kanawha, and Nicholas.