Monongalia / Taylor Counties
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wvhunter
N 39° 27.142 W 079° 56.340
17S E 591286 N 4367515
2 sided marker on the Monongalia/Taylor counties border
Waymark Code: WM10Z2
Location: West Virginia, United States
Date Posted: 12/08/2006
Views: 25
Monongalia Co. side:
Formed, 1776, from District of West Augusta. All or parts of 21 other counties, including three in Pennsylvania, were carved from it. Named for the Monongahela River, bearing an Indian name, which means the "River of Caving Banks".
Taylor Co. side:
Formed in 1844 from Marion, Harrison, and Barbour. Named for John Taylor of Virginia. This county was the home of Bailey Brown, the first Union soldier killed in War between the States. He was shot, May 22, 1861, at Fetterman, now Grafton.
Marker Title: Monongalia County / Taylor County
Marker Location: US 119
County or Independent City: Monongalia/Taylor
Marker Number: Not listed
Web Site: Not listed
Marker Program Sponsor: Not listed
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