Lewis
Bennett-Camden
Walkersville, WV
Here was born Jonathan M. Bennett (1816-1887), the first auditor of Virginia and a leader in the two Virginias.
First M. P. Church
Jane Lew, WV
Two miles east stands the Old Harmony Church, built in 1819.
Fort Pickens
Two miles east is the site of Fort Pickens where Capt. Morgan Darnall's Company A, 10th West Virginia Infantry, Vols.
Fort Pickens/Engagements of Co. A
120 yds., northeast, Co. A 10th W. Va.
Gen. Lightburn
The Broad Run Baptist Church was organized in 1804.
Graves of Heroes
Turnertown, WV
In the Butcher Cemetery are the graves of many pioneer settlers, dating back more than 100 years.
Hacker's Creek/Jane Lew
At mouth of Jesse's Run was home of Jesse Hughes, Indian fighter and scout.
Jackson's Mill
Site of boyhood home of Gen. Thomas J. "Stonewall" Jackson.
Jackson's Mill
Boyhood home of Gen. Thomas J. "Stonewall" Jackson (4 Mi.W.).
Jackson's Mill/Jackson Graves
Boyhood home (2 Mi. W.) of Gen. Thomas J. "Stonewall" Jackson.
John Hacker's Settlement
John Hacker (1743-1824) erected his pioneer cabin about one mile west of here in 1769.
Lewis County/Upshur County
Formed, 1816, from Harrison.
Lewis County/Upshur County
Formed, 1816, from Harrison.
Pierson's Rangers
Roanoke, WV
In October 1861, military recruits and Union guerrillas under William Pierson entered Jacksonville and took three men, murdering two, one...
Seizure of Weston Bank Funds
Weston, WV
Early on June 30, 1861, John List of Wheeling, under commission from Gov. Pierpont and with the help of the 7th Ohio Infantry, took...
Weston
Established, 1818, on farm of Henry Flesher, Revolutionary War veteran, first settler.
Weston State Hospital
The oldest State institution in West Virginia was authorized by an act of General Assembly of Virignia, March 22, 1858.