Brooke County/Hancock County
Inscription
Formed in 1797 from Ohio County, Named for Robert Brooke, Virginia governor, 1794-1796. Here Alexander Campbell founded the Christian Church and established a college. First Grimes Golden apple tree in this county.
[Reverse]
Formed in 1848 from Brooke. Named for John Hancock, first signer of the Declaration of Independence. Iron furnaces established in this county as early as 1794 made the cannon balls that Commodore Perry used in Battle of Lake Erie.
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More markers in Brooke
West Virginia (Brooke County)/Ohio
"The Mountain State"--western part of the Commonwealth of Virginia until June 20, 1863.
West Virginia (Brooke County)/Pennsylvania
"The Mountain State"--western part of the Commonwealth of Virginia until June 20, 1863.
Fort Decker
Follansbee, WV
John Decker built a fort of logs and stone on a site just north of State St. near Ohio River, 1774.
George Washington Crossing 1770
George Washington began a journey on October 5, 1770 to the Ohio Country to see lands he had fought to win and now hoped to own.
West Virginia (Brooke County)/Pennsylvania
Mingo Junction, WV
"The Mountain State"-western part of the Commonwealth of Virginia until June 20, 1863.