Fayette County / Kanawha County

Fayette County / Kanawha County (HM1GHH)

Location: Montgomery, WV 25136 Fayette County
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N 38° 10.825', W 81° 19.736'

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Marker Front:
Formed in 1831 from Nicholas, Greenbrier, Kanawha, Logan. Named for General Lafayette. On New River, 1671, Batts and Fallam officially claimed Mississippi Valley for Great Britain in opposition to the claim of France.


Marker Reverse:
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.
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HM NumberHM1GHH
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Date Added Thursday, October 16th, 2014 at 6:07am PDT -07:00
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UTM (WGS84 Datum)17S E 471191 N 4225884
Decimal Degrees38.18041667, -81.32893333
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 38° 10.825', W 81° 19.736'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds38° 10' 49.5" N, 81° 19' 44.16" W
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Area Code(s)304
Which side of the road?Marker is on the right when traveling West
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 701-749 WV-61, Montgomery WV 25136, US
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