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|   Prehistoric Sites
in West Virginia Historical Markers Tells of prehistoric sites located on Blennerhassett Island. posted by:  dukemartin location: West Virginia date approved: 01/03/2017 last visited: 01/04/2017 |
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|  Cracker Barrel Restaurant #126, Mineral Wells, West Virginia
in Cracker Barrel Restaurants This Cracker Barrel Restaurant is located at I-77 Exit 170 and SR. 14, in Mineral Wells, West Virginia. posted by: deano1943 location: West Virginia date approved: 07/08/2010 last visited: 11/13/2011 |
 view galleryN6 km | William L. "Mudwall" Jackson in West Virginia Historical Markers Born in Clarksburg in 1825 and was promoted to brigadier general in 1864. posted by: dukemartin location: West Virginia date approved: 07/11/2021 last visited: never |
 view galleryN6 km |  Fort Boreman Hill - Parkersburg WV
in Signs of History The prominent known locally as Fort Boreman Hill encompasses almost 250 acres. However, the actual site of Fort Boreman, its gun stations, powder magazine, and winter quarters, utilized only a small portion of the hill. posted by:  Don.Morfe location: West Virginia date approved: 08/28/2020 last visited: 09/26/2021 |
 view galleryN6 km | Fort Boreman During the Civil War - Parkersburg WV in Signs of History Fort Boreman was a military fortification constructed by the United States Army during the Civil War. The protection of the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad, the two turnpikes, the Northwestern and the Staunton-Parkersburg was absolutely essential. posted by: Don.Morfe location: West Virginia date approved: 08/28/2020 last visited: 09/26/2021 |
 view galleryN6 km |  Fort Boreman During the Civil War - Parkersburg WV
in U.S. Civil War Sites Fort Boreman was a military fortification constructed by the United States Army during the Civil War. The protection of the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad, the two turnpikes, the Northwestern and the Staunton-Parkersburg was absolutely essential. posted by: Don.Morfe location: West Virginia date approved: 08/28/2020 last visited: 10/04/2021 |
 view galleryN6 km | Parkersburg in 1861 - Parkersburg WV in Signs of History At the beginning of the Civil War, Parkersburg had a population of 2,500. The completion of the southern branch of the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad to the town in 1857 increased the size and importance of Parkersburg. posted by: Don.Morfe location: West Virginia date approved: 08/28/2020 last visited: 09/26/2021 |
 view galleryN6 km | Fort Boreman in West Virginia Historical Markers Built in 1863 on Mount Logan it was never attacked. posted by: dukemartin location: West Virginia date approved: 07/11/2021 last visited: never |
 view galleryN6 km | Historic Blennerhassett Island - Parkersburg WV in Signs of History One and one-half miles below the confluence of the Ohio and Little Kanawha rivers lies historic Blennerhassett Island, home of the Irish aristocrat Harman Blennerhassett and his wife Margaret from 1798 to 1806. posted by: Don.Morfe location: West Virginia date approved: 08/28/2020 last visited: 09/26/2021 |
 view galleryN6 km | Fort Boreman-Protecting the B&O Railroad - Parkersburg WV in Civil War Discovery Trail Sites The men of Co. A, 11th West Virginia Infantry (US), constructed Fort Boreman in 1863 to protect the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad here. posted by: Don.Morfe location: West Virginia date approved: 08/28/2020 last visited: 10/04/2021 |
 view galleryN6 km | Fort Boreman-Protecting the B&O Railroad - Parkersburg WV in U.S. Civil War Sites Marker is in Parkersburg, West Virginia, in Wood County on Fort Boreman Drive in Fort Boreman Park. Parkersburg WV 26101 posted by: Don.Morfe location: West Virginia date approved: 07/11/2023 last visited: 07/11/2023 |
 view galleryN6 km | Historic Parkersburg (West) Virginia - Parkersburg WV in Signs of History Parkersburg was permanently settled in 1785 by Capt. James Neal, a veteran of Lord Dunmore’s War and the Revolutionary War. posted by: Don.Morfe location: West Virginia date approved: 08/28/2020 last visited: 09/26/2021 |
 view galleryN6 km | The Beautiful Ohio River - Parkersburg WV in Signs of History The Ohio River, called La Belle Riviere (the beautiful river) by the French, derives its name from an Iroquois word meaning “good river” or “large river.” posted by: Don.Morfe location: West Virginia date approved: 08/28/2020 last visited: 09/26/2021 |
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|  Hugh Phelps - Parkersburg WV
in Citizen Memorials Wood County formally organized, August 12, 1799, at the home of Colonel Hugh Phelps, who came here, 1787. Phelps made the first effort to arrest Burr and Blennerhassett. About 1800, he built this house, later the home of Thomas Tavernner. posted by: Don.Morfe location: West Virginia date approved: 02/03/2023 last visited: 02/04/2023 |
 view galleryNE6.1 km |  Neal's Station - Parkersburg WV
in People-Named Places Neal's Station or Fort Neal was built in 1785 by Capt. James Neal, Revolutionary War veteran, who led a party of settlers to the mouth of the Little Kanawha. Neal first came here in 1783 surveying present site of Parkersburg. posted by: Don.Morfe location: West Virginia date approved: 02/04/2023 last visited: 02/04/2023 |
 view galleryNE6.1 km | Col. Hugh Phelps in West Virginia Historical Markers Col. Hugh Phelps Parkersburg, WV posted by: two-bit Joe location: West Virginia date approved: 02/14/2007 last visited: 12/31/2016 |
 view galleryNE6.1 km | Neal's Station in West Virginia Historical Markers Neal's Station Parkersburg, WV posted by: two-bit Joe location: West Virginia date approved: 02/14/2007 last visited: 12/31/2016 |
 view gallerySE6.3 km |  I-77 Mile Marker 166 - Mineral Sprints, WV
in Highway Rest Areas Rest area accessible when heading southbound on I-77 posted by: uccacher location: West Virginia date approved: 08/24/2011 last visited: 01/29/2021 |
 view galleryNE6.4 km |  Tim Horton's - 5th Ave - Parkersburg, WV
in Tim Horton's Restaurants One of two Tim Hortons in Parkersburg, West Virgina and a good place to start the day. posted by: king.hubi location: West Virginia date approved: 09/13/2010 last visited: never |
 view galleryNE6.4 km | Arthur I. Boreman - Parkersburg WV in Citizen Memorials Arthur I. Boreman presided at June 1861 Wheeling Convention where statehood plan formulated. Elected state's first governor June 20, 1863, he served three, two-year terms, resigning in 1869 to take U.S. Senate seat. posted by: Don.Morfe location: West Virginia date approved: 01/22/2023 last visited: 01/22/2023 |
 view galleryNE6.4 km | West Virginia's First Governor/Parkersburg Governors in West Virginia Historical Markers Dual Marker parkersburg, WV
posted by: two-bit Joe location: West Virginia date approved: 02/14/2007 last visited: 01/22/2023 |
 view galleryNE6.4 km |  FIRST - Governor of West Virginia - Arthur I. Boreman - Parkersburg WV
in First of its Kind Arthur I. Boreman presided at June 1861 Wheeling Convention where statehood plan formulated. Elected state's first governor June 20, 1863, he served three, two-year terms, resigning in 1869 to take U.S. Senate seat. posted by: Don.Morfe location: West Virginia date approved: 01/22/2023 last visited: 01/22/2023 |
 view galleryNE6.4 km |  Parkersburg, West Virginia Bicentennial Time Capsule
in Time Capsules The Parkersburg Bicentennial Time Capsule is located at the corner of 3rd and Market Streets at Bicentennial Plaza in Parkersburg, West Virginia. posted by: deano1943 location: West Virginia date approved: 08/23/2007 last visited: 09/08/2020 |
 view galleryNE6.4 km |  Downtown Farmers' Marketplace - Parkersburg, WV
in Farmers' Markets Busy market in downtown Parkersburg posted by: uccacher location: West Virginia date approved: 08/23/2011 last visited: never |
 view galleryNE6.4 km |  One Government Square Clock - Parkersburg, WV
in Town Clocks Clock located in Bicentennial Plaza across the street from the Wood County Courthouse posted by: uccacher location: West Virginia date approved: 08/20/2011 last visited: 09/08/2020 |
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