Saint George Academy
Inscription
Incorporated July 20, 1885 by William H. Lipscomb, John J. Adams, Bascom B. Baker, Ezekiel Harper, Sansome E. Parsons, Wilson B. Maxwell, Adam C. Minear, and William E. Talbott. The school ceased to operate in June, 1893.
Location
AddressCounty Route 1 (Holly Meadows Road), off County Route 5 (Location Road), 0.5 miles east of WV 72, St. George
CountyTucker
StateWest Virginia
Coordinates39.065350, -79.527150
Sources
More markers in Tucker
St. George
First county seat. Here John Minear and son, Jonathan, after early visits, settled in 1776.
Parsons/Corrick's Ford
John Crouch, pioneer settler, established "tomahawk rights" here in 1766, but the town was not incorporated until 1893.
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.