Harrison County/Lewis County
Inscription
Formed, 1784, from Monongalia. It included all or parts of 17 other counties. Named for Benjamin Harrison, signer of Declaration of Independence and the governor of Virginia, 1781-84. Birthplace of Thomas J. "Stonewall" Jackson.
[Reverse]
Formed, 1816, from Harrison. Named for Colonel Charles Lewis who was killed at the Battle of Point Pleasant in 1774. Home of Jesse Hughes, frontier scout, and boyhood home of General Thomas J. "Stonewall" Jackson.
Location
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More markers in Harrison
Towers School
Clarksburg, WV
Built in 1894 and named in honor of Reverend George Towers, graduate of Oxford, England who was a teacher at Randolph Academy.
Harrison County/Marion County
Formed, 1784, from Monongalia.
Simpson Creek Covered Bridge
Bridgeport, WV
A. S. Hugill built 75' long by 14' wide multiple king-post truss bridge in 1881 for $1483 on land of John Lowe.
John Powers' Fort
Bridgeport, WV
On Simpson Creek is site of fort built by John Powers, 1771.
Oak Mounds
Clarksburg, WV
Directly to the east are two earthen, domed burial mounds.