Montgomery
Inscription
Settled before the Revolution by Levi Morris, whose father, William Morris, made the first permanent settlement in the Great Kanawha Valley. Named Coal Valley in 1879. Renamed when incorporated in 1891 for James C. Montgomery .
Location
AddressWV 61, in front of post office, Montgomery
CityMontgomery
CountyFayette
StateWest Virginia
Coordinates38.047720, -80.822470
Sources
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.