Jackson County/Roane County
Inscription
Formed in 1831 from Mason, Kanawha, and Wood. Named for General Andrew Jackson, the seventh president of the United States. Jesse Hughes, noted Indian fighter, spent his declining years in the county where he is buried.
[Reverse]
Formed in 1856 from Gilmer, Jackson and Kanawha. Named for Judge Spencer Roane of Virginia. Land grants in 1787 and 1795 to Albert Gallatin and friends and to Samuel Hopkins and the Tiersons included most of the county.
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Jackson County/Kanawha County
Formed in 1831 from Mason, Kanawha, and Wood.
Kenna
Kenna, WV
Post office established here July 1, 1880, with Grandville P. Morrison as first postmaster.
Staats Mill Covered Bridge
Built in 1887 over Tug Fork of Mill Creek and named for Enoch Staats' mill.
Ripley
Established in 1832 on land which was settled by William John and Lewis Rogers in 1768 and later acquired by Jacob and Ann (Staats)...
Cottageville
Michael Coleman, member of a hunting party from frontier fort at Belleville, was killed and scalped by the Indians at this point about 1793.