J. H. Diss Debar
N 39° 07.546 W 080° 44.446
17S E 522407 N 4330765
A marker telling us about the deigner of the West Virginia State seal and coat of arms.
Waymark Code: WMCQN6
Location: West Virginia, United States
Date Posted: 10/03/2011
Views: 7
The signs reads as follows:
J. H. Diss Debar
Here lived Joseph H. Diss DeBar, artist, designer of the State seal and coat of arms. He lived here many years and helped establish Saint Clara Colony nearby, about 1845. Author of first Handbook of West Virginia.
Marker Number: not listed
Marker Title: J. H. Diss DeBar
Marker Location: On route 18 intersection with county route 66.
County or Independent City: Doddridge
Web Site: [Web Link]
Marker Program Sponsor: West Virginia Historic Commission, 1963
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