Historical Marker

Baker's Station

WV 2, 0.4 miles south of junction with County Route 27 (Woodlands/Graysville Road) · Marshall

Inscription

Site of blockhouse built by Captain John Baker in 1784. Rendezvous of scouts along Indian war path from Muskingum Valley into Virginia. Near by are buried Captain Baker, John Wetzel, and others killed by Indians in 1787.

Location

AddressWV 2, 0.4 miles south of junction with County Route 27 (Woodlands/Graysville Road)

CountyMarshall

StateWest Virginia

Coordinates39.865600, -80.677080

Sources

West Virginia Archives and History, Highway Historical Marker Program

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