Mercer County/Virginia
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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.
[Reverse]
Named for Queen Elizabeth, the Virgin Queen of England. Site of the first permanent English settlement, 1607, in America. One of the 13 original colonies. Virginia is the birthplace of eight Presidents of the United States.
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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/Wyoming County
Formed, 1837, from Giles and Tazewell.
Mitchell Clay
Here Mitchell Clay settled in 1775.
Bluefield State Teachers College
Bluefield, WV
Established as the Bluefield Colored Institute by act of the Legislature in 1895.