Fayette County/Raleigh County
Inscription
Formed in 1831 from Nicholas, Greenbrier, Kanawha, Logan. Named for General Lafayette. On New River, 1671, Batts and Fallam officially claimed Mississippi Valley for Great Britain in opposition to the claim of France.
[Reverse]
Formed, 1850, from Fayette. Named for Sir Walter Raleigh, who planted the first English colony in America. Beckley, the county seat, was founded by Alfred Beckley, and named for his father, John, first clerk of the House of Representatives.
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More markers in Fayette
West Virginia Institute of Technology
Montgomery, WV
State institution established in 1895 as Preparatory Branch of West Virginia University.
Fayette County/Greenbrier County
Formed, 1831, from Nicholas, Greenbrier, Kanawha, Logan.
Jackson's Mother
Ansted, WV
In Westlake Cemetery is the grave of the mother of General Thomas J. "Stonewall" Jackson.
"Halfway House"
Ansted, WV
Regular stop on the James River and Kanawha Turnpike.
Old Stone House
Hilton Village, WV
Southwest is the Old Stone House, built, 1824, by Richard Tyree on the James River and Kanawha Turnpike.