Monroe County/Summers County
Inscription
Formed in 1799 from Greenbrier. Named for President James Monroe. In this county lived Col. Andrew S. Rowan who, 1898, carried the news of American intervention to General Y Iniguez Garcia, leader of the Cubans.
[Reverse]
Formed, 1871, from Monroe, Fayette, Greenbrier, Mercer. Named for the distinguished jurist of Kanawha, George W. Summers. Dr. Thomas Walker and companions explored the Greenbrier Valley, 1750, for the Greenbrier Company.
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Monroe County/West Virginia (Monroe County)
Peterstown, WV
Formed in 1799 from Greenbrier.
Monroe County/West Virginia (Monroe County)
Formed in 1799 from Greenbrier.
Big Lime
The Greenbrier Limestone, which outcrops along U. S. Route 219 between here and Renick, is the "Big Lime" of the driller.
Salt Sulphur
Opened as a resort in 1820.
Grave of Elizabeth Graham Stodghill
Atop the hill on the Coulter farm is the gravesite of Elizabeth Graham Stodghill (1770-1858), and her husband Joel.