Ceredo ~ Kenova
N 38° 24.199 W 082° 35.449
17S E 361094 N 4251763
Tells when this town was settled and how it was named.
Waymark Code: WMH4YQ
Location: West Virginia, United States
Date Posted: 05/23/2013
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Ceredo ~ Kenova
Ceredo ~ Founded in 1857 by Eli Thayer of Massachusetts, as Abolition leader, in his plan to create sentiment against slavery in western states. Kenova ~ Named for the meeting place of three states, Kentucky, Ohio and West Virginia.
Marker Number: none
Marker Title: Ceredo ~ Kenova
Marker Location: North of Route 60
County or Independent City: Ceredo ~ Kenova
Web Site: [Web Link]
Marker Program Sponsor: West Virginia Department of Archives and History, 1975
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