Jackson

As Gen. John H. Morgan’s raid into Indiana and Ohio came to a close, he tried to cross the Ohio River into WV.

Michael Coleman, member of a hunting party from frontier fort at Belleville, was killed and scalped by the Indians at this point about 1793.

Ravenswood, WV

Born in 1819, Frost was editor of Jackson County’s first newspaper, The Virginia Chronicle, which was burned in 1862 during Jenkins Raid...

Formed in 1831 from Mason, Kanawha, and Wood.

Formed in 1831 from Kanawha, Mason, and Wood.

Formed in 1831 from Kanawha, Mason, and Wood.

Formed in 1831 from Kanawha, Mason, and Wood.

Formed in 1831 from Mason, Kanawha, and Wood.

Formed in 1831 from Mason, Kanawha, and Wood.

Formed in 1831 from Kanawha, Mason, and Wood.

Kenna, WV

Post office established here July 1, 1880, with Grandville P. Morrison as first postmaster.

Ravenswood, WV

Sand Creek Riffle, where the Indians and pioneers crossed the Ohio, was used by General Jenkins when he carried the Confederate flag into...

Ripley, WV

At around 9 p.m. on December 19, 1861, a party of armed Confederate guerillas known as the Moccasin Rangers captured Ripley and broke...

Established in 1832 on land which was settled by William John and Lewis Rogers in 1768 and later acquired by Jacob and Ann (Staats)...

Raised in 1867 by order of Jackson County Court under presidency of George W. Shinn.

Built in 1887 over Tug Fork of Mill Creek and named for Enoch Staats' mill.