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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMCQB_mount-bethel-church_Springfield-WV.html
The Presbyterians established a church near here in 1792. At first called the Mountain Church in 1808, it became the nucleus of Presbyterian work in Hampshire County under the auspices of the Rev. John Lyle. The Rev. James Black reorganized the co…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMCQA_mechanicsburg-gap-col-claudius-crozet_Romney-WV.html
Mechanicsburg GapScenic canyon cut through Mill Creek Mountain by Mill creek. Here an old Indian trail was the pathway from the Valley of Virginia to the Alleghenies, then the Northwestern Turnpike, now the George Washington Highway
Col. Claudi…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMCQ1_indian-mound_Romney-WV.html
The Indian Mound Cemetery which is 7 feet high and about 15 feet in diameter, is one of the largest remaining mounds in the Eastern Panhandle of West Virginia. This mound has never been excavated but similar mounds of area dug by Smithsonian Insti…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMCQ0_hampshire-county-world-war-i-memorial_Romney-WV.html
In honor of Hampshire's sons who gave their lives and their service in the World War"We are the dead,Short days ago we lived,Felt dawn, saw sunset glow,Loved and were loved."
Lieut. Robert W. Gilkeson · Corp. James Cleveland Lee ·…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM73D_bloomery-iron-furnace-bloomery-gap-skirmish_Great-Cacapon-WV.html
(North Facing Side):Bloomery Iron FurnaceThe furnace was built, 1833, by Thomas Pastly and later was owned by Lewis Passmor. He placed a Mr. Cornwell in charge who operated it until 1848 when it was sold to S. A. Pancost. He and his heirs operated…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2IL_romney-in-1861-1865-stonewall-jackson_Romney-WV.html
Romney in 1861-1865. Sitting astride the natural invasion route from the Shenandoah Valley to the Potomac and the B&O Railroad, Romney was scourged by both armies. No great battles were fought here, but during the War the town changed hands 56 tim…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2ID_romney-early-memorial_Romney-WV.html
Romney. Incorporated as a town, 1762. Owned and laid off as a town by Lord Fairfax. Named for one of the five English Channel ports. Not far away was Fort Pearsall, built, 1756, as Indian defense. Town changed military control 56 times, 1861-1865.…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2I9_northwestern-turnpike_Capon-Bridge-WV.html
In 1784, Washington proposed the Northwestern Turnpike as an all-Virginia route to the Ohio. Authorized in 1827 and started in 1831, it remains a monument to the skill of its engineers, Charles Shaw and Colonel Claudius Crozet.
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2I6_old-literary-hall_Romney-WV.html
Literary Society of Romney organized in 1819, oldest in the state and one of the first in America. A splendid Public Library was accumulated which by 1850 was the largest in West Virginia. Destroyed during the War Between the States in 1862. Corne…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2HC_w-va-school-for-the-deaf-and-blind_Romney-WV.html
Established, 1870. The Classical Institute was donated by the Romney Literary Society as the initial building unit. Co-educational school giving academic and vocational training to the State's deaf and blind youth.