Barbour County / Preston County
N 39° 17.687 W 079° 52.620
17S E 596838 N 4350090
A two sided sign telling about where the counties were formed from.
Waymark Code: WMGFD6
Location: West Virginia, United States
Date Posted: 02/26/2013
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Barbour County
Formed from Harrison, Lewis and Randolph in 1843. It was named for Philip Pendleton Barbour, distinguished Virginia jurist. The scene of opening hostilities on land between the armies of the North and the South in 1861.
Preston County
Formed from Monongalia in 1818 and named for James Preston, 13th governor of Virginia. Here is model Federal homestead project, sponsored by Mrs. Eleanor Roosevelt, the wife of Franklin Delano Roosevelt, 32nd President.
Marker Number: none
Marker Title: Barbour County and Preston County
Marker Location: East side of Route 92.
County or Independent City: Barbour County and Preston County
Web Site: [Web Link]
Marker Program Sponsor: West Virginia Department of Archives and History, 1974
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