Parsons/Corrick's Ford
Inscription
John Crouch, pioneer settler, established "tomahawk rights" here in 1766, but the town was not incorporated until 1893. Here Shavers Fork and Blackwater unite to form the Cheat River. Hu Maxwell, the historian, lived near.
[Reverse]
After the battles of Philippi, Laurel Hill, and Rich Mountain, Gen. R. S. Garnett, new commander of the Confederates, led his army southward through the Tygarts Valley. His force was overtaken at Corrick's Ford, July 13, 1861, defeated, and Garnett killed.
Location
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More markers in Tucker
Saint George Academy
Incorporated July 20, 1885 by William H. Lipscomb, John J. Adams, Bascom B. Baker, Ezekiel Harper, Sansome E. Parsons, Wilson B. Maxwell,...
St. George
First county seat. Here John Minear and son, Jonathan, after early visits, settled in 1776.
Corrick's Ford
After the Confederate defeat in the Tygarts Valley early in 1861, Gen. R. S. Garnett, the Southern leader, withdrew.
Seneca Trail
The Seneca Trail, or Warriors' Path, was the Indian highway from New York to the South.
First County Seat/Fort Minear
Main Street, WV
Here stood Tucker's first courthouse.