Jackson County/Roane County
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two-bit Joe
N 38° 49.484 W 081° 31.295
17S E 454723 N 4297456
Jackson County/Roane County Line
Waymark Code: WMPWZ
Location: West Virginia, United States
Date Posted: 09/08/2006
Views: 26
Formed in 1831 from Mason, Kanawha, and Wood. Named for General Andrew Jackson, the seventh president of the United States. Jesse Hughes, noted Indian fighter, spent his declining years in the county where he is buried.
Formed in 1856 from Gilmer, Jackson and Kanawha. Named for Judge Spencer Roane of Virginia. Land grants in 1787 and 1795 to Albert Gallatin and friends and to Samuel Hopkins and the Tiersons included most of the county.
Marker Title: Jackson County/Roane County
Marker Location: US 33
County or Independent City: Jackson/Roane
Marker Number: Not listed
Web Site: Not listed
Marker Program Sponsor: Not listed
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