Jackson County - Kanawha County
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two-bit Joe
N 38° 33.283 W 081° 37.973
17S E 444855 N 4267554
Jackson County Kanawha County Line.
Waymark Code: WMNVP
Location: West Virginia, United States
Date Posted: 08/29/2006
Views: 17
Formed in 1831 from Mason, Kanawha, 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.
Authorized, 1788; organized in 1789 from Greenbrier and Montgomery. Named for the Kanawha River, bearing name of Indian tribe. Salt making brought early settlers into the valley and from it grew vast modern chemical plants.
Marker Title: Jackson County
Marker Location: County Route 21, 0.7 miles north of I-77 Haines Branch Road exit.
County or Independent City: Jackson
Web Site: [Web Link]
Marker Number: Not listed
Marker Program Sponsor: Not listed
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