Fayette County/Raleigh County
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N 37° 52.972 W 081° 11.277
17S E 483472 N 4192835
Located on West Virginia Route 16 at the Fayette/Raleigh County line this marker has different text on each side.
Waymark Code: WMCCKT
Location: West Virginia, United States
Date Posted: 08/22/2011
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Fayette County
Formed, 1850, from Fayette. Named for Sir Walter Raleigh, who planted the first English colony in America. Beckley, the county seat, was founded by Alfred Beckley, and named for his father, John, first clerk of the House of Representatives.
Raleigh County
Formed in 1831 from Nicholas, Greenbrier, Kanawha, Logan. Named for General Lafayette. On New River, 1671, Batts and Fallam officially claimed Mississippi Valley for Great Britain in opposition to the claim of France.
Marker Title: Raleigh County/Fayette County
Marker Location: West Virginia Route 16
County or Independent City: Border of Raleigh and Fayette Counties
Marker Program Sponsor: West Virginia Archives and History
Marker Number: Not listed
Web Site: Not listed
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