Mingo County/Wyoming 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 1850 from Logan. Named for the Wyoming tribe of Indians. First settler was John Cooke; first permanent settlement, Oceana. County has vast areas of smokeless coal. Among its features is Castle Rock.
Location
Sources
More markers in Mingo
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.
Mingo County/Wayne County
The youngest county in the State was formed from Logan in 1895.