Marshall County/Ohio County
Inscription
Formed in 1776 from West Augusta. Named for the river which bears an Indian name meaning "Beautiful River." Scene of last battle of the Revolution, 1782. Visited by La Salle, Celoron, Gist, Washington, and later explorers.
[Reverse]
Formed in 1835 from Ohio. Named for Chief Justice John Marshall. In Marshall County is Grave Creek Mound, first among remains left by the unknown race which lived in the Ohio Valley centuries before the white man came.
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More markers in Marshall
Moundsville/Capt. James Herrod
Named for Grave Creek Mound.
Forman Massacre
In the "Narrows," September 27, 1777, Capt. Wm.
Marshall County/Wetzel County
Formed, 1835, from Ohio and named for Chief Justice John Marshall.
Marshall County/Wetzel County
Formed, 1835, from Ohio and named for Chief Justice John Marshall.
Marshall County/Wetzel County
Formed in 1835 from Ohio.