Hundred
N 39° 41.012 W 080° 27.540
17S E 546392 N 4392773
A sign telling how the town got its name.
Waymark Code: WMG92F
Location: West Virginia, United States
Date Posted: 01/31/2013
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Hundred
Henry Church, who died in 1860 at the age of 109, was familiarly known as "Old Hundred" and the town was named for him. He was a soldier in the British Army under Cornwallis and was captured by American troops under Gen. Lafayette.
Marker Number: none
Marker Title: Hundred
Marker Location: east side of Route 250
County or Independent City: Hundred
Web Site: [Web Link]
Marker Program Sponsor: none shown on sign
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