Raleigh County/Summers County
Inscription
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.
[Reverse]
Formed, 1850, from Fayette. Named for Sir Walter Raleigh, who planted the first English colony in America. Beckley, the county seat, was founded by Alfred Beckley, and named for his father, John, first clerk of the House of Representatives.
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Raleigh County Coal Mines
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The county's first mine opened at Royal on the New River in 1891.
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Formed, 1850, from Fayette.
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Formed, 1850, from Fayette.
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Formed, 1850, from Fayette.
Site of Mark Twain High School
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