Doddridge County/Harrison County
Inscription
Formed in 1845 from Ritchie, Harrison, Tyler and Lewis. Named for Philip Doddridge, lawyer-statesman of western Virginia. Many of the Indians who once came to this State got war and hunting weapons from flint quarries near by.
[Reverse]
Formed, 1784, from Monongalia. It included all or parts of 17 other counties. Named for Benjamin Harrison, signer of Declaration of Independence and the governor of Virginia, 1781-84. Birthplace of Thomas J. "Stonewall" Jackson.
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More markers in Doddridge
Doddridge County/Tyler County
Formed in 1845 from Ritchie, Harrison, Tyler and Lewis.
Center Point Covered Bridge
Center Point, WV
This privately owned covered bridge was completed in 1890 as ordered by the county court.
Doddridge County/Tyler County
Formed in 1845 from Ritchie, Harrison, Tyler and Lewis.
Matthew M. Neely
Market, WV
21st governor of W. Va.
J.H. Diss Debar
Here lived Joseph H. Diss DeBar, artist, designer of the State seal and coat of arms.