Hundred
Inscription
Henry Church, who died in 1860 at the age of 109, was familiarly known as "Old Hundred" and the town was named for him. He was a soldier in the British Army under Cornwallis and was captured by American troops under Gen. Lafayette.
Location
AddressUS 250 at junction with WV 69, Hundred
CityHundred
CountyWetzel
StateWest Virginia
Coordinates39.645480, -80.652740
Sources
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Made famous as line between free and slave states before War Between the States.
Mason-Dixon Line
Made famous as line between free and slave states before War Between the States.