Harrison County / Taylor County
N 39° 22.581 W 080° 11.996
17S E 568911 N 4358847
A sign at the county line telling about the formation of Harrison and Taylor counties.
Waymark Code: WMG926
Location: West Virginia, United States
Date Posted: 01/31/2013
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Harrison County
Formed, 1784, from Monongalia. It included all or parts of 17 other counties. Named for Benjamin Harrison, signer of Declaration of Independence and the governor of Virginia, 1781-84. Birthplace of Thomas J. "Stonewall" Jackson.
Taylor County
Formed, 1844, from Marion, Harrison and Barbour. Named fro John Taylor, of Virginia. This county was the home of Bailey Brown, first Union soldier killed in the Civil War. He was shot, May 22, 1861 at Fetterman, now Grafton.
Marker Number: none
Marker Title: Harrison County / Taylor County
Marker Location: esat side of County Route 73
County or Independent City: Clarksburg, WV
Web Site: [Web Link]
Marker Program Sponsor: West Virginia Historic Commission, 1984
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