Red House
Posted by: 
two-bit Joe
N 38° 32.129 W 081° 55.609
17S E 419222 N 4265637
Red House, Putnam Co. WV
Waymark Code: WM18K7
Location: West Virginia, United States
Date Posted: 02/24/2007
Views: 36
Site of Federal homestead project, located on land granted to George Washington in 1773. The "Red House" was built by Joseph Ruffner in 1840. Here, February 2, 1864, General E. P. Scammon, Union commander, was captured by Confederates.
Marker Title: Red House
Marker Location: Eleanor, WV 62 1.7 miles west of Winfield Bridge (WV 34); 28.0 miles east of WV 2
County or Independent City: Putnam
Marker Program Sponsor: West Virginia Department of Culture and History1979
Marker Number: Not listed
Web Site: Not listed
|