Charleston
N 38° 21.034 W 081° 38.372
17S E 444118 N 4244905
A sign telling who Charleston was named after.
Waymark Code: WMV16V
Location: West Virginia, United States
Date Posted: 02/06/2017
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Charleston
Founded by George Clendenin and named for his father. Established, 1794, Fort Lee, built, 1788, stood on Kanawha River. "Mad Anne" Baily, the border heroine, and Daniel Boone and Simon Kenton noted scouts, once lived here.
Marker Number: none on marker
Marker Title: Charleston
Marker Location: South of Kanawha Blud
County or Independent City: Charleston, WV
Marker Program Sponsor: West Virginia Archives & History, 2008
Web Site: Not listed
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