Barbour County / Upshur County
N 39° 05.825 W 080° 10.625
17S E 571160 N 4327872
A two sided sign telling when and where the counties were formed from.
Waymark Code: WMGX0A
Location: West Virginia, United States
Date Posted: 04/18/2013
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Barbour County
Formed from Harrison,Lewis and Randolph in 1843. It is named for Philip Pendleton Barbour, distinguished Virginia jurist. The scene of opening hostilities on land between the armies of the North and the South in 1861.
Upshur County
Formed in 1851 from Lewis, Barbour and Randolph and named for Abel Parker Upshur, the great Virginia statesman. Samuel and John Pringle, the first settlers, came in 1764. The Pringle brothers later guided other pioneers here.
Marker Number: none
Marker Title: Barbour County / Upshur County
Marker Location: North of Rt 119, about .5 miles east of county line.
County or Independent City: Century No 2, WV
Web Site: [Web Link]
Marker Program Sponsor: West Virginia Historic Commission, 1964
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