Calhoun / Clay County
N 38° 38.504 W 081° 03.377
17S E 495101 N 4277022
A two sided sign telling when and where the counties were formed from.
Waymark Code: WMH4WE
Location: West Virginia, United States
Date Posted: 05/23/2013
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Calhoun County
Formed in 1856 from Gilmer. Named for John C. Calhoun, the eminent statesman from South Carolina. This is an important oil and gas producing county. Calhoun is largely devoted to farming and has been prominent in livestock production.
Clay County
Formed in 1858 from Braxton and Nicholas. Named for the great Kentuckian, Henry Clay, who was so popular in western Virginia that in 1820 a monument was erected to him for his part in bringing the National Road to Wheeling.
Marker Number: none
Marker Title: Calhoun / Clay County
Marker Location: South of Route 16.
County or Independent City: Calhoun / Clay County line.
Web Site: [Web Link]
Marker Program Sponsor: West Virginia Archives & History, 2009
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