Jackson County/Mason County
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two-bit Joe
N 38° 51.305 W 081° 53.749
17S E 422270 N 4301076
Formed in 1831 from Kanawha, Mason, and Wood. Named for General Andrew Jackson
Waymark Code: WMWZG
Location: West Virginia, United States
Date Posted: 10/31/2006
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Inscription: Formed in 1831 from Kanawha, Mason, 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, 1804, from Kanawha. Named for George Mason. Here Virginia frontiersmen, under Gen. Andrew Lewis, cleared way for American independence, 1774, by defeating federated western tribes under Chief Cornstalk.
Marker Title: Jackson County/Mason County
Marker Location: WV 2 south of Mt. Alto
County or Independent City: Jackson/Mason
Marker Program Sponsor: West Virginia Historic Commission 1964
Marker Number: Not listed
Web Site: Not listed
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