Hardy County
Hardy County is located in the Eastern Panhandle of West Virginia. It borders Virginia to the south-east. The population in 2010 was 14,025. It is mainly a farming region, with fertile fields in the valleys. Moorefield is home to a large chicken processing plant.
Major cities in Hardy County include Moorefield, Wardensville, Romney, and Baker.
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GOOGLE EARTH MAP OF ALL MARKERS – HARDY COUNTY
MOOREFIELD
LOCATION: DOWNTOWN MOOREFIELD, AT THE CORNER OF RT 220 AND OLD RT 55 EAST
GPS:
39* 03’ 43” N, 78* 58’ 10” W
39.062016 N, 78.969578 W
NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES DOCUMENT
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MOOREFIELD PRESEBYTERIAN
CHURCH
LOCATION: DOWNTOWN MOOREFIELD, APPX 100 FEET SOUTH OF INTERSECTION OF RT 220 AND OLD RT 55, IN FRONT OF CHURCH
GPS:
39* 03’ 42” N, 78* 58’ 10” W
39.061726 N, 78.969614 W
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GEN JOSEPH NEVILLE /
McNEILL’S RAID
LOCATION: DOWNTOWN MOOREFIELD, RT 220, APPX ½ MILE NORTH OF INTERSECTION OF RT 220 AND OLD RT 55, ON SOUTH SIDE OF MOOREFIELD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
GPS:
39* 04’ 03” N, 78* 58’ 08” W
39.067692 N, 78.969130 W
NOTE: MARKER IS APPX 30 FEET FROM ROAD AND IS SURROUNDED BY SMALL TREES. IT MAY BE HARD TO SPOT, ESPECIALLY NORTHBOUND.
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BATTLE OF MOOREFIELD
LOCATION: MOOREFIELD, RT 220 APPX 200 YARDS NORTH OF CORRIDOR H (RT 48) OVERPASS
GPS:
39* 04’ 54” N, 78* 57’ 50” W
39.081736 N, 78.964057 W
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SOUTH BRANCH VALLEY
LOCATION: CR 13 (FISHER ROAD), JUST SOUTH OF MOOREFIELD, APPX 200 YARDS WEST FROM RT 220, NEXT TO RAILROAD CROSSING
GPS:
39* 02′ 52″ N, 78* 59′ 03″ W
39.047814 N, 78.984190 W
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HARDY COUNTY /
GRANT COUNTY
LOCATION: RT 220/55 APPX 2-1/2 MILES EAST OF DOWNTOWN PETERSBURG, APPX 9 MILES WEST OF MOOREFIELD
GPS:
39* 00’ 07” N, 79* 04’ 58” W
39.002095 N, 79.082868 W
** NOTE: ONLY PARKING IS 100 YARDS WEST AT WELTON ROADSIDE PARK. VERY NARROW SHOULDER TO WALK ALONG BUSY HIGHWAY WITH LARGE TRUCKS.
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WILLOW WALL
LOCATION: RT 220, OLD FIELDS, APPX 3-1/2 MILES NORTH OF CORRIDOR H OVERPASS AT MOOREFIELD, JUST SOUTH OF OLD FIELDS ROAD
GPS: (APPX)
39* 08’ 04” N, 78* 57’ 04” W
39.134545 N, 78.951239 W
NOTE: ACTUAL HOUSE IS LOCATED APPX 1/2 MILE SOUTH OF THE MARKER
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FORT PLEASANT
LOCATION: RT 220, OLD FIELDS, APPX 4 MILES NORTH OF CORRIDOR H OVERPASS AT MOOREFIELD, JUST NORTH OF OLD FIELDS ROAD
*** MISSING ON 21 MAY 2021 ***
PHOTO BY “VATRADER01” – MAY 2009
GPS:
39* 08’ 10” N, 78* 57’ 03” W
39.136379 N, 78.950927 W
HARDY COUNTY /
HAMPSHIRE COUNTY
LOCATION: RT 220, APPX 9 MILES NORTH OF CORRIDOR H (RT 48) IN MOOREFIELD
*** MISSING ON 21 MAY 2021 ***
ONLY POLE REMAINS (PHOTO #1)
GPS:
39* 12’ 45” N, 78* 55’ 39” W
39.212661 N, 78.927742 W
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ORISKANY SAND
LOCATION: OLD RT 55, APPX 200 YARDS EAST OF RT 29 SPLIT, APPX 1-1/4 MILE NORTH OF BAKER
GPS:
39* 03’ 22” N, 78* 43’ 32” W
39.056154 N, 78.725591 W
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LOST AND FOUND
LOCATION: RT 259, APPX 3-1/2 MILES WEST OF WARDENSVILLE WHERE CORRIDER H (RT 49) PASSES OVERHEAD ON A TALL BRIDGE.
GPS:
39* 03’ 56” N, 78* 39’ 17” W
39.065765 N, 78.654808 W
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WARDENSVILLE
LOCATION: EAST SIDE OF WARDENSVILLE, RT 48/259, APPX ¼ MILE WEST OF RT 48 / RT 259 SPLIT, NEXT TO WARDENSVILLE CONFERENCE AND VISITOR CENTER. ALMOST WITHIN ARM’S REACH OF POPULATION CENTER MARKER (BELOW)
GPS:
39* 04’ 47” N, 78* 35’ 31” W
39.079917 N, 78.592026 W
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POPULATION CENTER
LOCATION: EAST SIDE OF WARDENSVILLE, RT 48/259, APPX ¼ MILE WEST OF RT 48 / RT 259 SPLIT, NEXT TO WARDENSVILLE CONFERENCE AND VISITOR CENTER. ALMOST WITHIN ARM’S REACH OF WARDENSVILLE MARKER (ABOVE)
GPS:
39* 04’ 47” N, 78* 35’ 31” W
39.079917 N, 78.592026 W
WIKIPEDIA HISTORY OF U.S. POPULATION CENTERS
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TUSCARORA (CLINTON) SAND
LOCATION: RT 55, EAST OF WARDENSVILLE
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GPS: ???
MISSING OVER 10 YEARS – PLEASE CHECK BACK FOR UPDATES
HARDY COUNTY /
HAMPSHIRE COUNTY
LOCATION: RT 259, APPX 4 MILES NORTH OF WARDENSVILLE
*** MISSING ON 20 MAY 2021 ***
GPS:
39* 07’ 52” N, 78* 33’ 41” W
39.131210 N, 78.561573 W
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HARDY COUNTY / VIRGINIA
LOCATION: RT 55/48, APPX 6 MILES EAST OF WARDENSVILLE
GPS:
39* 05’ 07” N, 78* 30’ 39” W
39.085379 N, 78.510979 W
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LOST RIVER
LOCATION: RT 259, LOST RIVER, APPX 8 MILES SOUTH OF BAKER
GPS:
38* 57’ 07” N, 78* 48’ 17” W
38.952054 N, 78.804965 W
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LOST RIVER’S FIRST CHURCH
LOCATION: RT 259, LOST CITY, APPX 10 MILES SOUTH OF BAKER, APPX 2 MILES SOUTH OF LOST RIVER
GPS:
38* 55’ 45” N, 78* 50’ 05” W
38.929428 N, 78.834908 W
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HARDY COUNTY / VIRGINIA
LOCATION: CR 59, APPX 7 MILES EAST OF LOST CITY
** NOTE: THIS IS A NARROW, DIRT ROAD **
GPS:
38* 55’ 38” N, 78* 44’ 19” W
38.927348 N, 78.738721 W
*** MISSING?? – GOOGLE EARTH SHOWS NO SIGNS TO INDICATE STATE LINE ***
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HOWARD’S LICK /
JACKSON HOME
LOCATION: MATHIAS, RT 259, APPX 300 YARDS NORTH OF HOWARD’S LICK ROAD ENTRANCE TO LOST RIVER STATE PARK
GPS:
38* 52’ 47” N, 78* 51’ 54” W
38.879962 N, 78.865139 W
HARDY COUNTY HERITAGE SITE ARTICLE
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HARDY COUNTY / VIRGINIA
LOCATION: RT 259 APPX 7 MILES SOUTH OF MATHIAS
GPS:
38* 46’ 53” N, 78* 53’ 45” W
38.781583 N, 78.895953 W
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MT OLIVE LUTHERAN CHURCH
LOCATION: PERU, CR 7, APPX 150 YARDS NORTH OF PERU COMMUNITY BRIDGE
GPS:
38* 50’ 30” N, 78* 04’ 21” W
38.841931 N, 78.072686 W
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