Upshur / Lewis County
N 38° 50.077 W 080° 23.720
17S E 552481 N 4298597
A two sided sign telling us when and from where the two counties were formed.
Waymark Code: WMHMZB
Location: West Virginia, United States
Date Posted: 07/25/2013
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Upshur County
Formed in 1851 from Lewis, Barbour and Randolph. Named for Abel Parker Upshur, the great Virginia statesman. Samuel and John Pringle, the settlers, came in 1764. The Pringle brothers later guided other pioneers here.
Lewis County
Formed, 1816, from Harrison. Named for Colonel Charles Lewis who was killed at the Battle of Point Pleasant in 1774. Home of Jesse Hughes, frontier scout, and boyhood home of General Thomas J. "Stonewall" Jackson.
Marker Number: none
Marker Title: Upshur / Lewis County
Marker Location: South side of Rt 4.
County or Independent City: Rock Cave, WV
Web Site: [Web Link]
Marker Program Sponsor: West Virginia Archives & History, 2009
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