Lost River
Inscription
Settled before 1750. Near by was Riddle's Fort, frontier outpost. Here Battle of Lost River was fought in 1756 between company of Virginia frontiersmen under Captain Jeremiah Smith and band of 50 French and Indians.
Location
AddressWV 259, Lost River
CityLost River
CountyHardy
StateWest Virginia
Coordinates38.960810, -78.898800
Sources
More markers in Hardy
Hardy County/State of Virginia
Formed in 1786 from Hampshire.
Howard's Lick/Jackson Home
Mathias, WV
Howard's Lick, also known as Lee White Sulphur Springs, was once owned by General Henry "Light Horse Harry" Lee of Revolutionary War fame.
Lost River's First Church
Lost River, WV
300 yards east is the first Lost River Valley Church.
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.