Historical Marker

Lincoln County/Wayne County

WV 37 ยท Lincoln

West Virginia marker

Inscription

Formed in 1842 from Cabell.

Named for General Anthony

Wayne, whose victory over

the Native Americans in 1794

at Fallen Timbers broke the

Western Confederacy and

removed the threat of further

attacks into western Virginia.

[Reverse]

Formed in 1867 from Cabell, Kanawha, Boone and Putnam. Named for Abraham Lincoln, the sixteenth president of the United States. Producer of oil, gas and coal. Also noted for high quality of tobacco grown on its agricultural lands.

Location

AddressWV 37
CountyLincoln

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