Gilmer County/Ritchie County
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Formed, 1845, from Kanawha and Lewis. Named for Thomas Walker Gilmer, Secretary of the Navy in President Tyler's Cabinet, who was killed by the explosion of a gun on board the United States battleship, Princeton, February 28, 1844.
[Reverse]
Formed in 1843 from Lewis, Harrison, and Wood. Named for Thomas Ritchie, Virginia journalist. In 1772, Elias and Jesse Hughes and Colonel William Lowther explored this region to the Ohio. Hughes River was named by them.
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More markers in Gilmer
Glenville State College
Glenville State College, WV
A college that offers both professional and general education with emphasis on teacher education was established by the Legislature in...
Fort Moore
Glenville State College, WV
At top of the hill is the site of a log fort 30 X 30 feet in size, built in spring, 1864, for Capt. W. T. Wiant's Gilmer County Home Guards.
Samuel Lewis Hays
Glenville, WV
Built this home in 1837 on a 1000-acre tract, and laid out the town of Glenville in 1845.
Glenville State Teachers College
Glenville State College, WV
A central West Virginia college maintained for the training of grade and high school teachers.
Gilmer County/Lewis County
Formed in 1845 from Kanawha and Lewis.