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N51.5 km
Robert Brooke - Brooke County, WV
in People-Named Places
Robert Brooke, Governor of Virginia, gave his name to Brooke County, West Virginia, when it was formed from Ohio County in 1797. Billed as the "Top of West Virginia," Brooke and Hancock counties from the panhandle of the state.
posted by: silverquill
location: West Virginia
date approved: 2/1/2009
last visited: 2/13/2018
John Hancock - Hancock County, WV
Taken from part of Brooke County in 1848, Hancock County, West Virginan, took its name from John Hancock, American patriot known as the first signer of the Declaration of Independence. Together with Brooke County it forms the state's panhandle.
N76 km
Jennings Randolph Bridge - Chester WV
Named for Senator Jennings Randolph, this bridge, built in 1977, is the largest simple truss bridge in North America, spanning 745 feet from Chester, WV, to East Liverpool, OH.
date approved: 1/28/2009
last visited: 6/21/2014
NW96.6 km
Fort Laurens - Bolivar, OH
Fort Laurens, named for Henry Laurens, president of the Continental Congress, was the only Revolutionary fort built in the Ohio Territory. But, it was active for only 9 months, from Nov. 1778 - Aug. 1778. Today it is a State Park with a museum.
location: Ohio
date approved: 7/8/2011
last visited: 9/27/2014
NW97 km
Bolivar, Ohio
Bolivar, Ohio, a small town of bout 900 in Tusacarawas County built at the site of a former Indian village, was "named for Simon Bolivar, South American Liberator." It is best known as the location of historic Ft. Laurens to the south.
last visited: never
NW112.7 km
Paul Brown Tiger Stadium, Massillon, Ohio
Named after the famous Football Pioneer and former coach of the Massillon Tigers.
posted by: teachingkris
date approved: 4/26/2010
last visited: 11/22/2015
Paul L. David Athletic Training Center, Massillon, Ohio
Dedicated to Paul David, a Massillon great.
date approved: 4/25/2010