Jefferson County/State of Virginia
N 39° 15.680 W 077° 45.745
18S E 261661 N 4349415
This historical marker is titled Jefferson County on one side and State of Virginia on the other. It is located along West Virginia State Route 9 in Jefferson County, West Virginia, just across the border from Virginia.
Waymark Code: WM4ENB
Location: West Virginia, United States
Date Posted: 08/13/2008
Views: 35
Side 1 of the historical marker: JEFFERSON COUNTY - Formed in 1801 from Berkeley. Named for Thomas Jefferson. Home of Generals Gates, Darke, and Charles Lee. Here four companies of Washington's men organized. Shepherdstown was strongly urged as the sea of the National Capitol.
Side 2 of the historical marker: STATE OF VIRGINIA - Named for Queen Elizabeth, the Virgin Queen of England. Site of the first permanent settlement in America, 1607. One of the 13 original colonies. The Old Dominion is the birthplace of eight United States Presidents.