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"Kanawha County--Authorized, 1788 and organized, 1789, from Montgomery and Greenbrier. Named for Kanawha River bearing name of Indian tribe. Salt making brought early settlers into this valley and from it grew vast modern chemical plants."

1. Kanawha County Historic Marker on U. S. Route 119 in West Virginia

IDNO:
030860
Title:
Kanawha County Historic Marker on U. S. Route 119 in West Virginia
Date:
1951
Description:
"Kanawha County--Authorized, 1788 and organized, 1789, from Montgomery and Greenbrier. Named for Kanawha River bearing name of Indian tribe. Salt making brought early settlers into this valley and from it grew vast modern chemical plants."
"Clay County--formed in 1858 from Braxton and Nicholas. Named for the great Kentuckian, Henry Clay, who was so popular in western Virginia that in 1820 a monument was erected to him for his part in bringing the National Road to Wheeling. A man on left is George Eddy."

2. Clay County Historic Marker on U. S. Route 119 in West Virginia

IDNO:
030861
Title:
Clay County Historic Marker on U. S. Route 119 in West Virginia
Date:
1951
Description:
"Clay County--formed in 1858 from Braxton and Nicholas. Named for the great Kentuckian, Henry Clay, who was so popular in western Virginia that in 1820 a monument was erected to him for his part in bringing the National Road to Wheeling. A man on left is George Eddy."
"Formed in 1824 from Cabell, Kanawha, Giles and Tazewell. Named for Logan, the famous chief of the Mingo Indians, whose "Lament" is most noted example of Indian eloquence. Logan County ranks second in State coal production."

3. Logan County Historic Marker On U. S. Route 119 in West Virginia

IDNO:
030862
Title:
Logan County Historic Marker On U. S. Route 119 in West Virginia
Date:
1951
Description:
"Formed in 1824 from Cabell, Kanawha, Giles and Tazewell. Named for Logan, the famous chief of the Mingo Indians, whose "Lament" is most noted example of Indian eloquence. Logan County ranks second in State coal production."
"During the Indian raids in 1779 upon the settlements on Dunkard Creek, savages attacked the cabin of John Bozarth. Armed only with an axe, in a brief hand-to-hand flight, Mrs. Bozarth killed three of the red men."

4. Border Heroine Historic Marker on State Route 7 near Blacksville, W. Va.

IDNO:
030863
Title:
Border Heroine Historic Marker on State Route 7 near Blacksville, W. Va.
Date:
1951
Description:
"During the Indian raids in 1779 upon the settlements on Dunkard Creek, savages attacked the cabin of John Bozarth. Armed only with an axe, in a brief hand-to-hand flight, Mrs. Bozarth killed three of the red men."
"Beauty spot six miles north on the boundary of Taylor and Marion counties where Tygarts Valley River dashes through a mile-long gorge in series of lovely falls and rapids. Included in 1000-acre grant to Thomas Parkeson in 1773."

5. Valley Falls Historic Marker on U. S. Route 50 near Grafton, W. Va.

IDNO:
030864
Title:
Valley Falls Historic Marker on U. S. Route 50 near Grafton, W. Va.
Date:
1951
Description:
"Beauty spot six miles north on the boundary of Taylor and Marion counties where Tygarts Valley River dashes through a mile-long gorge in series of lovely falls and rapids. Included in 1000-acre grant to Thomas Parkeson in 1773."
"This marks the site of the home of Richard Tennant, pioneer settler and Revolutionary War soldier, and Elizabeth Haught, his wife, and their children reared in this section."

6. Tennant Family Historic Marker in West Virginia

IDNO:
030868
Title:
Tennant Family Historic Marker in West Virginia
Date:
1951
Description:
"This marks the site of the home of Richard Tennant, pioneer settler and Revolutionary War soldier, and Elizabeth Haught, his wife, and their children reared in this section."
"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."

7. Monongalia County Historic Marker on U. S. 119 between Morgantown and Grafton, W. Va.

IDNO:
030870
Title:
Monongalia County Historic Marker on U. S. 119 between Morgantown and Grafton, W. Va.
Date:
1951
Description:
"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."
"Fairmont--Home of Francis H. Pierpont, whose services in the organization of this State are commissioned by his statue in Statuary Hall, Washington. He was governor under the Restored Government of the State of Virginia, 1861-1868."

8. Fairmont Historic Marker in Courthouse Square, Fairmont, W. Va.

IDNO:
030873
Title:
Fairmont Historic Marker in Courthouse Square, Fairmont, W. Va.
Date:
1951
Description:
"Fairmont--Home of Francis H. Pierpont, whose services in the organization of this State are commissioned by his statue in Statuary Hall, Washington. He was governor under the Restored Government of the State of Virginia, 1861-1868."
"Old Iron Works--Iron furnaces were busy in Monongalia County at early date. At Rock Forge, Samuel Hanway started work, 1798, and on Cheat River, Samuel Jackson built a furnace. The latter plant, under the Ellicotts, worked 1200 men."

9. Old Iron Works Historic Marker near the Walnut Street Bridge, Morgantown, W. Va.

IDNO:
030874
Title:
Old Iron Works Historic Marker near the Walnut Street Bridge, Morgantown, W. Va.
Date:
1951
Description:
"Old Iron Works--Iron furnaces were busy in Monongalia County at early date. At Rock Forge, Samuel Hanway started work, 1798, and on Cheat River, Samuel Jackson built a furnace. The latter plant, under the Ellicotts, worked 1200 men."
The sign is on U.S. Route 119.

10. Road Sign on the Border of Clay and Kanawha County, W. Va.

IDNO:
030877
Title:
Road Sign on the Border of Clay and Kanawha County, W. Va.
Date:
1951
Description:
The sign is on U.S. Route 119.

11. Richard Tennant Children Historical Marker in a Cemetery

IDNO:
030993
Title:
Richard Tennant Children Historical Marker in a Cemetery
Date:
1951

12. Laurel Hill Historical Marker at Parsons, W. Va.

IDNO:
030994
Title:
Laurel Hill Historical Marker at Parsons, W. Va.
Date:
1951