Weirton
Inscription
Founded, 1909, by Ernest T. Weir, industrialist. Incorporated July 1, 1947. Here is located the largest steel mill in West Virginia. Peter Tarr Furnace, among the early iron furnaces of the Alleghenies, was built here in 1794.
Location
AddressUS 22 & WV 2, Weirton
CityWeirton
CountyHancock
StateWest Virginia
Coordinates40.519460, -80.522040
Sources
More markers in Hancock
West Virginia (Hancock County)/Pennsylvania
"The Mountain State"--western part of the Commonwealth of Virginia until June 20, 1863.
West Virginia (Hancock County)/Pennsylvania
Formed in 1848 from Brooke.
State of Ohio/Hancock County
Named for the river, called by the Iroquois the "Beautiful River.
Holliday's Cove
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East was Fort Holliday, built in 1776.
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Weirton, WV
100 yards south is site of original log Three Springs Church.