Historical Marker

Birthplace of Rivers

WV 28, at Pendleton/Pocahontas border · Pendleton

Inscription

Here mountain waters divide into many rivers. Greenbrier, Gauley and Elk start south and west to the Kanawha; the Jackson east to the James; north goes the South Branch to the Potomac, and the Cheat and Tygart to the Monongahela. "

Location

AddressWV 28, at Pendleton/Pocahontas border

CountyPendleton

StateWest Virginia

Coordinates38.640400, -79.304960

Sources

West Virginia Archives and History, Highway Historical Marker Program

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