Randolph County/Upshur County
Inscription
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.
[Reverse]
Formed in 1851 from Lewis, Barbour and Randolph. Named for Abel Parker Upshur, the great Virginia statesman. Samuel and John Pringle, the first settlers, came in 1764. The Pringle brothers later guided other pioneers here
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More markers in Randolph
Randolph County/Tucker County
Formed, 1787, from Harrison.
Wilson's Fort
Here, 1772, settled Captain Benjamin Wilson, commanding Wilson, Friend, Roney forts.
Indian Mound
The Hyre-Crouch Mound, on the terrace above highway, was totally excavated and reconstructed by the State, 1963.
Randolph County/Upshur County
Formed, 1787, from Harrison.
Benjamin Wilson
Airport Hill, WV
In 1774 Capt. Benjamin Wilson was made a colonel in Lord Dunmore's army when it invaded the Indian country.