Lewis

17 historical markers in West Virginia

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.

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