Howard's Lick/Jackson Home
Inscription
Howard's Lick, also known as Lee White Sulphur Springs, was once owned by General Henry "Light Horse Harry" Lee of Revolutionary War fame. It was owned later by Charles Carter Lee, brother of the beloved General Robert E. Lee.
[Reverse]
Here John Jackson and wife, great-grandparents of General "Stonewall" Jackson, settled about 1750 and here was born Edward Jackson, grandfather of the great military genius, before the family moved to the Buckhannon River.
Location
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More markers in Hardy
Hardy County/State of Virginia
Formed in 1786 from Hampshire.
Lost River's First Church
Lost River, WV
300 yards east is the first Lost River Valley Church.
Lost River
Lost River, WV
Settled before 1750.
Wardensville
Wardensville, WV
George Washington laid off land here for William Wallace Warden, Nov. 11, 1749.
West Virginia (Hardy County)/Virginia
"The Mountain State"--western part of the Commonwealth of Virginia until June 20, 1863.