Pendleton County/Randolph County
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Formed in 1788 from Hardy, Augusta, Rockingham. Named for Edmund Pendleton, Virginia statesman-jurist. This county has a range of altitude of over 3500 feet. Here are Seneca Rocks, Smoke Hole, and Spruce Knob.
[Reverse]
Formed, 1787, from Harrison. Named for Edmund Jennings Randolph, Virginia statesman and soldier. Largest county in the State. Federal dominance of the Tygart's Valley in the Civil War largely determined control of West Virginia.
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More markers in Pendleton
West Virginia (Pendleton County)/Virginia
"The Mountain State"-western part of the Commonwealth of Virginia until June 20, 1863.
West Virginia (Pendleton County)/Virginia
"The Mountain State"--western part of the Commonwealth of Virginia until June 20, 1863.
Smoke Hole
Smoke Hole, a rugged canyon formed by the South Branch of the Potomac River, extends eighteen miles south to U.S. 220.
Smoke Hole Cave
Smoke Hole Road, WV
On Smoke Hole Knob (300 yards west), overlooking this site, is Smoke Hole Cave with its circular chamber, forty feet high and fifteen...
Crags-Caverns
Northwest-Seneca Rocks, overlooking old Seneca Trail or Warriors' Path; Champe Rocks; Germany Valley and Seneca Caverns.