Mercer / Summers County
N 37° 30.256 W 080° 58.344
17S E 502439 N 4150815
A sign telling us from where Mercer and Summers counties were formed.
Waymark Code: WMD6Y3
Location: West Virginia, United States
Date Posted: 11/28/2011
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Mercer County
Formed, 1837, from Giles and Tazewell. Named for General Hugh Mercer, Revolutionary War officer, who was mortally wounded at Princeton, 1777. This county, gateway to the South, is rich in fine farms and mineral deposits.
Summers County
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 Number: none
Marker Title: Mercer / Summers County
Marker Location: South East side of Route 20 near Pipestem, wv
County or Independent City: Pipestem, WV
Web Site: [Web Link]
Marker Program Sponsor: West Virginia Historical Commission, 1964
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