Doddridge County/Ritchie County
Inscription
Formed in 1845 from Harrison, Ritchie, Tyler and Lewis. Named for Philip Doddridge, lawyer and 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 from Harrison, Lewis, and Wood in 1843. Named for Thomas Ritchie, the Virginia journalist. In 1772, Jess and Elias Hughes and Col. William Lowther explored this region to the Ohio, and Hughes River was named by them.
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More markers in Doddridge
Doddridge County/Tyler County
Formed in 1845 from Ritchie, Harrison, Tyler and Lewis.
Doddridge County/Harrison 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.