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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMFM4_the-stable-yard_Beverly-WV.html
Here in the stable yard, Confederate forces made their stand. A small log stable was the focal point of action. Large foundation stones still mark its location. A lone Confederate cannon stood beside the stable, blasting furiously during the battl…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMFLZ_rich-mountain-hart-house_Beverly-WV.html
(East Side):Battle of Rich Mountain fought here July 11, 1861. In a surprise attack, Gen. W.S. Rosecrans defeated Confederates led by Capt. J.A. deLagnel. Battle was decisive in McClellan's N.W. Virginia campaign.
(West Side):Rich Mountain batt…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMFLY_the-hart-house_Beverly-WV.html
Here stood the Hart House, surrounded by fierce fighting during the Battle of Rich Mountain. Joseph Hart, grandson of a signer of the Declaration of Independence, was an avid Union supporter who fled with his family when Confederates seized the mo…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMFLR_general-william-s-rosecrans_Beverly-WV.html
General Rosecrans led a brigade of nearly 2,000 Union soldiers through dense wilderness to the summit of Rich Mountain. His guide was young David Hart, son of a family living here at the pass. Leaving camp on Roaring Creek before dawn, Rosecrans' …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMFKS_battle-of-rich-mountain_Beverly-WV.html
The battle was fought in this pass along the Staunton-Parkersburg Turnpike. Union forces led by General William S. Rosecrans stormed down the hill behind you. Confederates on guard here took cover behind log breastworks, farm buildings and large r…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMFGE_jonathan-arnold-house_Beverly-WV.html
Laura Jackson Arnold, sister of Thomas "Stonewall" Jackson, lived here at the time of the Civil War with her husband Jonathan and three children, Thomas, Anna, and Stark. Jonathan, a wealthy landowner, purchased this ca 1820 brick house in 1845.
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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMFG6_beverly-covered-bridge_Beverly-WV.html
Site of old covered bridge on Staunton & Parkersburg Turnpike built in 1847 by Lemuel Chenoweth (1811-87). Burned during Civil War, he rebuilt it in 1873. Dismantled by state in 1951. Chenoweth's home, built in 1847, is southeast of old bridge site.
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMFG3_crozet-chenoweth-rich-mountain_Beverly-WV.html
Crozet - ChenowethMemorial road to Col. Claudius Crozet, leader in building the Northwestern and the Staunton and Parkersburg turnpikes. Here was the home of Lemuel Chenoweth, who designed and built many wooden bridges in W. Va. which became famou…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMFG1_lemuel-chenoweth_Beverly-WV.html
Local carpenter, legislator, office-holder, self-educated architect and the state's most famous builder and designer of covered bridges, Lemuel Chenoweth lived in Randolph County his entire life, 1811-1887. Bridges at Barrackville and Philippi are…