Mineral County/Maryland
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Formed from Hampshire in 1866 and named for its great mineral deposits. In Mineral County is Fort Ashby, the only standing unit in the chain of frontier forts which were built in 1755 under George Washington's order.
[Reverse]
Named for Queen Henrietta Maria, the wife of Charles I, who gave a royal charter to Cecil Calvert, second Lord Baltimore, 1632. First settled at Saint Mary's City in 1634. It is one of the thirteen original colonies.
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West Virginia (Mineral County)/Maryland
"The Mountain State"--western part of the Commonwealth of Virginia until June 20, 1863.
Mayo and Savage
Ridgeley, WV
Near here, William Mayo, Thomas Savage, and party spent the winter of 1736 on their expedition for the British King to determine the...
Dr. John Green
One-fourth mile south is grave of Dr. John Green, first resident doctor in Mineral County, 1832-73.
Claysville United Methodist Church
Congregation was organized in 1849.
Vandiver-Trout-Clause House
Located on a 1766 Fairfax grant and site of a former blockhouse.