FIRST: Organized Town In Ohio Valley - West Liberty, West Virginia
Posted by: BruceS
N 40° 10.167 W 080° 35.911
17T E 534185 N 4446642
Marker giving brief history of West Liberty, West Virginia.
Waymark Code: WMKAQZ
Location: West Virginia, United States
Date Posted: 03/10/2014
Views: 2
Text of marker:
West Liberty
First organized town in the Ohio Valley. Formed in 1787. First court of Ohio County met at Black's Cabin here in 1777. Near by is grave of Captain Samuel Brady, hero of the Pennsylvania and Virginia frontiers.
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