Pocahontas County / Randolph County
N 38° 27.575 W 080° 01.701
17S E 584774 N 4257255
Tells where both counties from formed from.
Waymark Code: WMH1C3
Location: West Virginia, United States
Date Posted: 05/06/2013
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Pocahontas County
Formed from Bath, Pendleton and Randolph in 1821. Named for Pocahontas, Indian princess, friend of the Jamestown settlers. Site of Droop Mountain battle, November 6, 1863. The famous Cranberry Glades are in this county.
Randolph County
Formed, 1787, from Harrison. Named for Edmund Jennings Randolph, Virginia statesman and soldier. Largest county in the State. Federal dominance of the Tygart's Valley in the Civil War largely determined control of West Virginia.
Marker Number: none
Marker Title: Pocahontas County / Randolph County
Marker Location: East side of Rt 219
County or Independent City: Pocahontas County / Randolph County
Web Site: [Web Link]
Marker Program Sponsor: West Virginia Historic Commission, 1964
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