Monongalia
201st Infantry/Field Artillery
Morgantown, WV
This National Guard unit traces its origins to Capt. Morgan Morgan, who formed the company Feb. 17, 1735.
Blacksville
Granville, WV
Site of Baldwin blockhouse, 1770-1775.
Border Heroine
Frontier narratives record many hostilities between settlers and Native Americans.
Catawba War Path
Core, WV
Branch of Warrior Trail of the Great Catawba Indian War Path located here where Mason and Dixon Survey crossed Dunkard Creek for third time.
Catawba War Path
Core, WV
Warrior Branch of the Great Catawba Indian War Path.
Dents Run Covered Bridge
1.5 miles south; erected in 1889 by order of Monongalia County Court.
Easton Roller Mill
Steam driven grist mill, built ca.
First Pottery/Old Iron Works
Morgantown, WV
The first pottery in West Virginia was founded here about 1785 and the making of pottery was important before 1800.
Fort Martin
Fort Martin was built in 1769 by Colonel Charles Martin.
Fort Pierpont
John Pierpont, Revolutionary soldier and the son-in-law of Zackquill Morgan, built a fort in 1769.
Harmony Grove Church
Cassville, WV
Built before the Civil War on land donated by Rufus E. and Elizabeth Conn in 1854, this church was the meetinghouse for congregations of...
Henry Clay Furnace
Coopers Rock State Forest, WV
West, in Coopers Rock State Forest, is the Henry Clay cold blast furnace, built 1834-36 by Leonard Lamb.
Ice's Ferry
Cheat Lake, WV
Ice's Ferry was settled by Frederick Ice in 1767.
Indian Park - Burrows Cemetery
Morgantown, WV
Once part of the Burris farm, site holds a limestone monument to Sarah Morgan Burrows (Burris) erected in 1910 to commemorate a raid on...
Jones' Raid
Over this route through the Monongahela Valley, April 27-29, 1863, Gen. William E. Jones led his division of Gen. John D. Imboden's...
Joseph Snider
Morgantown, WV
Born in Monongalia County in 1827, he was a delegate to the First and Second Wheeling Conventions and a member of the Restored Government...
Mason-Dixon Line
Dunbar, WV
Made famous as line between free and slave states before War Between the States.
Mason-Dixon Line
Made famous as line between free and slave states before War Between the States.
Mason-Dixon Line
Westover, WV
Made famous as line between free and slave states before War Between the States.
Monongalia County/Preston County
Formed from Monongalia in 1818 and named for James Preston, 13th governor of Virginia.
Monongalia County/Preston County
Formed from Monongalia in 1818 and named for James Preston, 13th governor of Virginia.
Monongalia County/Taylor County
Formed, 1776, from District of West Augusta.
Monongalia County/Wetzel County
Formed, 1776, from District of West Augusta.
Old Stone House
Granville, WV
Oldest stone house in Monongalia County.
Statler's Fort
John Statler built a fort here in 1770.
Stewartstown
William Stewart settled here in 1771.
West Virginia (Monongalia County)/State of Pennsylvania
"The Mountain State"--western part of the Commonwealth of Virginia until June 20, 1863.
West Virginia University
Founded by the Legislature on February 7, 1867 as the Agricultural College of West Virginia under terms of the Federal Land-Grant Act of...
West Virginia University
Westover, WV
Founded by the Legislature on February 7, 1867 as the Agricultural College of West Virginia under terms of the Federal Land-Grant Act of...
West Virginia University
Founded by the Legislature on February 7, 1867 as the Agricultural College of West Virginia under terms of the Federal Land-Grant Act of...
Willey Amendment/Willey House
Morgantown, WV
The Willey Amendment, written by US Senator Waitman T. Willey, 1862, provided for gradual emancipation of slaves in the new state of West...
Willey-Wade-White/Morgantown
Morgantown, WV
A trio of Monongalia County men have made large gifts to the world.