Mercer County/Summers County
Inscription
Formed, 1871, from Monroe, Fayette, Greenbrier, Mercer. Named for the distinguished jurist of Kanawha, George W. Summers. Dr. Thomas Walker and companions explored the Greenbrier Valley, 1750, for the Greenbrier Company.
[Reverse]
Formed, 1837, from Giles and Tazewell. Named for General Hugh Mercer, Revolutionary War officer who was mortally wounded at Princeton, 1777. This county, gateway to the South, is rich in fine farms and mineral deposits.
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More markers in Mercer
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/Virginia
Formed, 1837, from Giles and Tazewell.
Mercer County/Wyoming County
Formed, 1837, from Giles and Tazewell.
Mitchell Clay
Here Mitchell Clay settled in 1775.