Abraham Vandal

Abraham Vandal (HM11S3)

Location: Fayetteville, WV 25840 Fayette County
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N 38° 3.19', W 81° 6.244'

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Plaque One
Abraham Vandal
1758-1848
* Born in Dutchess, NY
* Soldier in the American Revolutionary War 1776-1781
* Married Mary Dillon 1780
* Father of Eight Children
* Early Fayetteville Settler
* In 1812 Abraham purchased 200 acres, including the present site of Fayetteville

Plaque Two
New York native Abraham Vandal settled Fayetteville or Vandalia around 1812. Historians believe his cabin was located on the present site of the Fayette County National Bank.
In 1834, Vandal gave the county the lot, located near a dead chestnut tree in a rye field, for the courthouse. Since the construction of the first courthouse in 1838, three subsequent buildings have shared the same site.
Fayette County and its seat of government, Fayetteville, both take their names from the French statesman and friend of the American Revolution, the Marquis de Lafayette.
Vandal died on November 12, 1848, and is buried in the Westlake Cemetery at Ansted.
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HM NumberHM11S3
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Date Added Wednesday, September 10th, 2014 at 7:47pm PDT -07:00
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Locationbig map
UTM (WGS84 Datum)17S E 490869 N 4211719
Decimal Degrees38.05316667, -81.10406667
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 38° 3.19', W 81° 6.244'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds38° 3' 11.40" N, 81° 6' 14.64" W
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Area Code(s)304
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 100-198 N Court St, Fayetteville WV 25840, US
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