Upshur / Webster County
N 38° 43.820 W 080° 23.258
17S E 553226 N 4287030
A two sided sign telling us when and from where the two counties where formed.
Waymark Code: WMHMZD
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.
Webster County
Formed in 1860 from Braxton, Nicholas, and Randolph. Named for Daniel Webster. Webster county is noted for its fine mountain scenery. Its forests produced the tree that was the largest hardwood at the Chicago World's Fair, 1893.
Marker Number: none
Marker Title: Upshur / Webster County
Marker Location: West side of Rt 20.
County or Independent City: Cleveland, WV
Web Site: [Web Link]
Marker Program Sponsor: none shown on sign
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