Greenbrier County Monroe County
N 37° 43.459 W 080° 38.583
17S E 531456 N 4175288
A two sided sign telling were the counties were formed from and what they were named after.
Waymark Code: WMECRD
Location: West Virginia, United States
Date Posted: 05/08/2012
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Greenbrier County
Formed, 1778, from Botetourt and Montgomery. Named for the river which drains it. This county had many pioneer forts and saw many bloody Indian battles. Here are the world~famed White Sulphur and other mineral springs.
Monroe County
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.
Marker Number: none
Marker Title: Greenbrier County Monroe County
Marker Location: In Alderson Alumni Park located near Railroad Ave.
County or Independent City: Alderson
Web Site: [Web Link]
Marker Program Sponsor: West Virginia Historic Commission, 1964
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