Mingo County/Wayne County
Inscription
The youngest county in the State was formed from Logan in 1895. It was named for the Mingo Indians, terror of the Virginia borders, whose chief was Logan. Robert Morris, financier of the Revolutionary Army, patented land here.
[Reverse]
Formed in 1842 from Cabell.
Named for General Anthony
Wayne, whose victory over
the Native Americans in 1794
at Fallen Timbers broke the
Western Confederacy and
removed the threat of further
attacks into western Virginia.
Location
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Mingo County/Wyoming County
The youngest county in the State was formed from Logan in 1895.
Thomas Smith
Formerly a surveyor in Washington Co., Va.
Horsepen Mountain
Nearby Bolling Baker, white leader of Shawnee Indians, and husband of Aracoma, the daughter of Chief Cornstalk, held horses stolen from...
Lewis' Expedition
East Kermit, WV
Camp of Major (later General) Andrew Lewis in 1756, with Virginia troops, led by Smith, Hogg, Preston, Pearis, Woodson, and others, on...
Matewan Massacre
Matewan, WV
In 1920 many area miners joined the UMWA.