view gallery SE2.1 km | 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 |
view gallery W3.5 km | Washington West Virginia 26181 Post Office in U.S. Post Offices Washington, West Virginia Post Office posted by: dukemartin location: West Virginia date approved: 01/03/2017 last visited: never |
view gallery E4.2 km | Belpre, OH 45714 in U.S. Post Offices 1105 Washington Blvd, Belpre OH 45714 posted by: SportsPhotoGuy location: Ohio date approved: 06/27/2010 last visited: never |
view gallery SW4.8 km | Washington Bottom in West Virginia Historical Markers Washington, WV posted by: two-bit Joe location: West Virginia date approved: 02/14/2007 last visited: 02/28/2020 |
view gallery E5.1 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 gallery E5.1 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 gallery E5.1 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 |
view gallery E5.1 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 gallery E5.1 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 gallery E5.1 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 gallery E5.1 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 gallery E5.1 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 gallery E5.1 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 gallery E5.1 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 gallery E5.1 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 gallery E5.5 km | George Rogers Clark in West Virginia Historical Markers George Rogers Clark Parkersburg, WV posted by: two-bit Joe location: West Virginia date approved: 02/14/2007 last visited: 09/08/2020 |
view gallery E5.5 km | Railroads-Ann Street Station - Parkersburg WV in Signs of History Railroads played an important role in the development of Parkersburg. The Baltimore and Ohio Railroad reached Parkersburg in 1857, and the railroad bridge over the Ohio River was completed in 1871. posted by: Don.Morfe location: West Virginia date approved: 08/26/2020 last visited: 09/26/2021 |
view gallery E5.5 km | Blennerhassett Island-Blennerhassett Mansion - Parkersburg WV in Signs of History Situated just 1.8 miles below Parkersburg in the Ohio River is historic Blennerhassett Island. This 3.8 mile long island was once the home of the wealthy Irish immigrants Harman and Margaret Blennerhassett. posted by: Don.Morfe location: West Virginia date approved: 08/26/2020 last visited: 09/26/2021 |
view gallery E5.5 km | Early Parkersburg-Court Square - Parkersburg WV in Signs of History In 1773, Robert Thornton claimed 1400 acres encompassing today's downtown Parkersburg, but sold it ten years later to Captain Alexander Parker, for whom the town was later named. posted by: Don.Morfe location: West Virginia date approved: 08/26/2020 last visited: 09/26/2021 |
view gallery E5.5 km | The Point-Parkersburg-Belpre Ferry Boat - Parkersburg WV in Signs of History The confluence of the Ohio and Little Kanawha Rivers is known as “the Point.” It was the site of downtown Parkersburg’s earliest settlement and the stopping place for several famous people. posted by: Don.Morfe location: West Virginia date approved: 08/26/2020 last visited: 09/26/2021 |
view gallery E5.5 km | Escape to Freedom/Women of Courage in West Virginia Historical Markers Escape to Freedom/Women of Courage Parkersburg, WV posted by: two-bit Joe location: West Virginia date approved: 02/14/2007 last visited: 01/19/2023 |
view gallery E5.5 km | Escape to Freedom/Women of Courage - Parkersburg WV in Underground Railroad Sites Two Sided Historical Marker-Escape to Freedom and Women of Courage Parkersburg, WV posted by: Don.Morfe location: West Virginia date approved: 01/28/2023 last visited: 01/19/2023 |
view gallery E5.5 km | Escape to Freedom/Women of Courage - Parkersburg WV in Civil Rights Memorials Two Sided Historical Marker-Escape to Freedom and Women of Courage Parkersburg, WV posted by: Don.Morfe location: West Virginia date approved: 01/19/2023 last visited: 01/19/2023 |
view gallery E5.5 km | Burr-Blennerhassett in West Virginia Historical Markers Harman Blennerhassett and Aaron Burr posted by: dukemartin location: West Virginia date approved: 03/03/2020 last visited: 09/08/2020 |
view gallery E5.5 km | Vital Transportation Center-McClellan Occupies Parkersburg - Parkersburg WV in U.S. Civil War Sites Marker is in Parkersburg, West Virginia, in Wood County. Marker is on Little Kanawa Connector in Blennerhassett Point Park, Parkersburg WV 26101. posted by: Don.Morfe location: West Virginia date approved: 07/11/2023 last visited: 07/11/2023 |
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