Kentucky/West Virginia (Wayne County)
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Named for the Kentucky River, bearing an Indian name. Called "Dark and Bloody Ground." Explored by Daniel Boone, 1769. Settled at Harrodsburg, 1774. It became a Virginia county in 1776 and a state in the Union in 1792.
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The Mountain State" -- western part of the Commonwealth of Virginia until June 20, 1863. Settled by the Germans and Scotch-Irish. It became a line of defense between the English and French during the French and Indian War, 1754-1763.
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More markers in Wayne
Indian Mound
Huntington, WV
A flat-topped conical burial mound in Camden Park is the largest mound in the Huntington area, and is third in size in West Virginia.
Veterans Administration Hospital
West Huntington, WV
Located one and a half mile south on Spring Valley Drive.
Ceredo-Kenova
Kenova, WV
Ceredo -- Founded in 1857 by Eli Thayer of Massachusetts, an Abolition leader, in his plan to create sentiment against slavery in western...
Wayne County/Kentucky
Formed in 1842 from Cabell.
Fort Gay
Named during the War between the States.