Greenbrier County / Monroe County
N 37° 41.084 W 080° 27.366
17S E 547956 N 4170975
A sign telling us from where the counties were formed and how they got their names.
Waymark Code: WMQ8Y5
Location: West Virginia, United States
Date Posted: 01/12/2016
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Greenbrier County
Formed, 1778, from Botetourt and Montgomery. Named for the river which drains it. This county had many pioneer forts and saw many bloody Indian battles. Here are the world famed White Sulphur and other mineral springs.
Monroe County
Formed in 1799 from Greenbrier. Named for President James Monroe. In this county lived Col. Andrew S. Rowan who, 1898, carried the news of American intervention to General Y Iniguez Garcia, leader of the Cubans.
Marker Number: none on the sign
Marker Title: Greenbrier County / Monroe County
Marker Location: South of RT 219
County or Independent City: Organ Cave
Marker Program Sponsor: West Virginia Department of Archives and History, 1973
Web Site: Not listed
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