Mercer
Andrew Davidson
Bluefield, WV
Site of the pioneer cabin of Andrew Davidson.
Battle of Clark's House
Near this site on May 1, 1862, Battle of the Henry Clark House occurred.
Battle of Pigeon's Roost
Princeton, WV
Near a hill south of town on May 17, 1862, Confederate troops led by Maj. Peter Otey surprised and routed a Union regiment commanded by...
Bluefield
Bluefield, WV
Bluefield is on land which John Davidson patented in 1774.
Bluefield State Teachers College
Bluefield, WV
Established as the Bluefield Colored Institute by act of the Legislature in 1895.
Bramwell/Mill Creek Coal & Coke Co.
Bramwell, WV
Called "Home of the Millionaires" when town's fourteen represented the greatest per capita concentration in the U.S. Incorporated in...
Elizabeth Kee
Bluefield, WV
The first woman elected to Congress from West Virginia.
Feeding the Confederacy
Kegley, WV
During the Civil War, the Southern war effort relied on its agrarian economy to help support military operations.
Jordan Nelson's Coal Bank
Jordan Nelson, blacksmith, dug coal from bank to fuel forge, and made 1st commercial use by selling for 1 [cent sign] a bushel in 1870s.
Mercer County/Raleigh County
Formed, 1837, from Giles and Tazewell.
Mercer County/Summers County
Formed, 1871, from Monroe, Fayette, Greenbrier, Mercer.
Mercer County/Virginia
Formed, 1837, from Giles and Tazewell.
Mercer County/Virginia
Formed, 1837, from Giles and Tazewell.
Mercer County/West Virginia (Mercer County)
Formed, 1837, from Giles and Tazewell.
Mercer County/West Virginia (Mercer County)
Formed, 1837, from Giles and Tazewell.
Mercer County/Wyoming County
Formed, 1837, from Giles and Tazewell.
Mitchell Clay
Here Mitchell Clay settled in 1775.
Napoleon Bonaparte French
Princeton, WV
Born in 1811, French represented Mercer County as delegate and later senator in the Virginia General Assembly.
Princeton
Princeton, WV
Scene of several actions, May, 1862, between Federal troops from General Cox's army and Confederate forces under Jenifer and Wharton.
Richard Blankenship
Princeton, WV
Richard Blankenship, Revolutionary War Soldier, was a member of Major James Robertson's company of New River Valley volunteers who fought...
William French Home
Athens, WV
One mile east is the former home of Colonel William Henderson French, (1812-1872), local legislator, land dealer and soldier.