Virgil A. Lewis
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Virgil A. Lewis, Mason Co., WV
Waymark Code: WM18NC
Location: West Virginia, United States
Date Posted: 02/24/2007
Views: 28
Educator and historian born near West Columbia, July 6, 1848; died in Mason City, December 5, 1912; was buried in Point Pleasant. He founded the Southern Historical Magazine in 1892; was State Superintendent of Schools, 1893-97; first State Historian and Archivist, 1905-12; author of many books. How West Virginia Was Made, History and Government of West Virginia, and Hand Book of West Virginia are among the best known.
Marker Title: Virgil A. Lewis
Marker Location: Mason City, WV 62 and Brown Street, 0.6 miles north of bridge to Pomory, OH
County or Independent City: Mason
Marker Program Sponsor: West Virginia Historic Commission 1963
Marker Number: Not listed
Web Site: Not listed
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