Hugh Phelps - Parkersburg WV
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Don.Morfe
N 39° 15.280 W 081° 32.816
17S E 452810 N 4345180
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.
Waymark Code: WM17DZ7
Location: West Virginia, United States
Date Posted: 02/03/2023
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TEXT ON WEST VIRGINIA HISTORICAL MARKER
Col. Hugh Phelps-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.
Erected 1974 by West Virginia Archives and History.
Website with more information on either the memorial or the person(s) it is dedicated to: [Web Link]
Location: intersection of Pike Street and Camden Avenue on Pike Street.
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