Industrial School for Boys
Inscription
The West Virginia Industrial School for Boys was established in 1889 by an act of the Legislature and was formally opened July 21, 1891 for the purpose of training boys committed to the Institution by the courts of West Virginia.
Location
AddressPruntytown, US 250, 0.1 miles south of US 50
CityPruntytown
CountyTaylor
StateWest Virginia
Coordinates39.302400, -80.056810
Sources
More markers in Taylor
West Virginia College
Flemington, WV
Opened on this site in 1865 by Free Will Baptists led by local resident Rev. F. J. Cather.
Anna Jarvis' Birthplace
Webster, WV
Anna Jarvis was born here, 5-1-1864.
National Cemetery
Grafton, WV
The first National Military Cemetery in West Virginia is located on Walnut Street in Grafton.
National Cemetery/Anna Jarvis
Grafton, WV
The only National Military Cemetery in West Virginia is located on Walnut Street in Grafton.
John Barton Payne
Pruntytown, WV
To north stood birthplace of John Barton Payne (1855-1935), Secretary of the Interior in cabinet of President Woodrow Wilson.