Monroe County/Summers County
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fatcat161
N 37° 32.440 W 080° 47.089
17S E 519009 N 4154874
Located just north of Red Sulphur Marie (CR21/4) on Hwy 12 at the county line.
Waymark Code: WM72QW
Location: West Virginia, United States
Date Posted: 08/24/2009
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Inscription: Formed in 1799 from Greenbrier. Named for President James Monroe. In this county lived Col. Andrew S. Rowan who, 1898, carried the news of American intervention to General Y Iniguez Garcia, leader of the Cubans.
Formed, 1871, from Monroe, Fayette, Greenbrier, Mercer. Named for the distinguished jurist of Kanawha, George W. Summers. Dr. Thomas Walker and companions explored the Greenbrier Valley, 1750, for the Greenbrier Company.
Marker Title: Monroe County/Summers County
Marker Location: WV 12
County or Independent City: Monroe and Summers Countys
Web Site: [Web Link]
Marker Program Sponsor: West Virginia Historic Commision
Marker Number: Not listed
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