Mason-Dixon Line
Inscription
Made famous as line between free and slave states before War Between the States. The survey establishing Maryland-Pennsylvania boundary began, 1763; halted by Indian wars, 1767; continued to southwest corner, 1782; marked, 1784.
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New Martinsville
New Martinsville, WV
Settled by Edward Doolin who was killed here by Indians in 1785.
West Virginia (Wetzel County)/Ohio
"The Mountain State"--western part of the Commonwealth of Virginia until June 20, 1863.
West Virginia (Wetzel County)/Pennsylvania
"The Mountain State"--western part of the Commonwealth of Virginia until June 20, 1863.
Mason-Dixon Line
Benwood, WV
Made famous as line between free and slave states before War Between the States.
Hundred
Hundred, WV
Henry Church, who died in 1860 at the age of 109, was familiarly known as "Old Hundred" and the town was named for him.