Mason County/Putnam County
Inscription
Formed, 1804, from Kanawha. Named for George Mason. Here Virginia frontiersmen, under Gen. Andrew Lewis, cleared way for American independence, 1774, by defeating federated western tribes under Chief Cornstalk.
[Reverse]
Formed in 1848 from Cabell, Mason and Kanawha. Named for Gen. Israel Putnam, a Revolutionary War hero. The county is cut by trails made by American bison to the Ohio River. Its oldest town, Buffalo, is named for them.
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More markers in Mason
Mason County/West Virginia
Mason City, WV
Formed, 1804, from Kanawha.
"Mark Twain" Family
Lakin, WV
Samuel and Pamela Clemens, grandparents of "Mark Twain", settled here in 1803.
Fort Robinson
Near here stood the blockhouse built by Captain Isaac Robinson in 1794.
Gen. John Mc Causland
On pinnacle (300 feet E.) overlooking his boyhood home is the grave of Gen. John McCausland, 1836-1927.
Harmony Baptist Church
The Reverend William George and sixteen charter members organized the Harmony Baptist Church in 1812.