Marion County/Wetzel County
Inscription
Formed, 1842, from Harrison and Monongalia. Named for hero of the Revolution, Gen. Francis Marion. County was home of Francis H. Pierpont, leader in formation of this State. The Monongahela River forms just above Fairmont.
[Reverse]
Formed in 1846 from Tyler. Named for Lewis Wetzel, the great frontiersman who, with his brothers during Indian days, ranged the settlements from their home in Marshall County throughout northern West Virginia.
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More markers in Marion
Marion County/Taylor County
Formed, 1844, from Marion, Harrison and Barbour.
Indian Raid
Here Nicholas Wood and Jacob Straight were killed and Mrs. Elizabeth Dragoo captured during Indian raid in 1786.
Fairmont State College
Fairmont, WV
Founded through private enterprise in 1865.
Confederate Cemetery
Fairmont, WV
Near this point, in a mass grave, lie the remains of 39 Confederate soldiers from the 6th, 7th, 11th and 12th Virginia cavalry...
Mannington/Flaggy Meadow
Once called Koontown but renamed in 1856 when chartered as town by Va.