Calhoun
Arnoldsburg Skirmish
Arnoldsburg, WV
Site of Camp McDonald, set up, 1862, occupied by the 11th W. Va.
Calhoun County/Clay County
Formed in 1858 from Braxton and Nicholas.
Calhoun County/Gilmer County
Formed in 1856 from Gilmer.
Calhoun County/Gilmer County
Formed in 1856 from Gilmer.
Calhoun County/Ritchie County
Formed in 1856 from Gilmer.
First County Court
Site of first Calhoun Co. Court which met at home of Joseph Burson, April 14, 1856.
Grantsville
Grantsville, WV
Town was laid out in 1866 on farm of Simon P. Stump and named for Gen. Grant.
Grave of Mike Fink
Minnora, WV
One mile west in the low gap are the graves of Mike Fink and an Indian, slain in 1780, and buried where they fell.
Louisa Hays & Amie Silcott/Perry Hays & George Silcott
Arnoldsburg, WV
Perry Hays and George Silcott were married to sisters Louisa and Amie Sexton.
Moccasin Rangers
Arnoldsburg, WV
One of several partisan groups in western VA during the Civil War, the Moccasin Rangers were Southern sympathizers who operated in the...