Lewis County

Lewis County is located in central West Virginia. The population in 2010 was 16,372, and the county seat is Weston.  It is well known as the home of the West Virginia Hospital 

 

Major cities in Lewis County include Weston and Jane Lew.

 

GOOGLE EARTH MAP OF ALL MARKERS – LEWIS COUNTY

 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lewis_County,_West_Virginia   

 


BENNETT – CAMDEN

LOCATION: RT 19, WALKERSVILLE, APPX 150 YARDS SOUTH OF WALKERSVILLE ROAD (RT 44)

PHOTOS 19 JUNE 2022

GPS:

38* 51′ 56″ N, 80* 27′ 29″ W

38.865696 N, 80.458205 W

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GENI BIOGRAPHY – JONATHAN McCALLY BENNETT


COPLEY NO. 1 WELL

LOCATION: CR 17, COPLEY, APPX 9 MILES WEST OF RT 19, NEAR GILMER COUNTY LINE

GPS:

38* 58′ 09″ N, 80* 38′ 52″ W

38.969308 N, 80.648040 W

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ENGAGEMENTS OF CO. A /

FORT PICKENS

LOCATION: CR 50, APPX 2.2 MILE EAST OF RT 19 AND IRELAND

PHOTOS 19 JUNE 2022

GPS:

38* 47′ 32″ N, 80* 26′ 43″ W

38.792406 N, 80.445470 W

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FIRST M.P. CHURCH

LOCATION: JANE LEW, RT 19, ACROSS FROM DEPOT STREET, JUST NORTH OF HACKERS CREEK BRIDGE

PHOTOS 19 JUNE 2022

GPS:

39* 06′ 37″ N, 80* 24′ 25″ W

39.110372 N, 80.406948 W

CHURCH AND CEMETERY ARE LOCATED APPX 2 MILES EAST ON CR 7 (HACKER’S CREEK ROAD), APPX 1/4 MILE EAST OF I-79 EXIT 105. CEMETERY IS ABOUT 250 YARD WALK UP FAIRLY STEEP GRAVEL ROAD

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FORT PICKENS

LOCATION: RT 19, IRELAND, AT JUNCTION WITH CR 50

SITE AND 2ND MARKER LOCATED ON CR 50 APPX 2.2 MILES EAST

PHOTOS 19 JUNE 2022

GPS:

38* 49′ 03″ N, 80* 27′ 43″ W

38.817716 N, 80.462068 W


GEN. LIGHTBURN

LOCATION: JANE LEW, RT 19 AT SOUTH END OF HACKERS CREEK BRIDGE, ACROSS FROM HIGH ST / CR 8 (BROAD RUN ROAD)

PHOTOS 19 JUNE 2022

NOTE: CHURCH IS LOCATED APPX 2-1/2 MILES WEST. FOLLOW HIGH STREET (OPPOSITE MARKER) APPX 1/2 MILE THEN CR 8 (BROAD RUN ROAD) ANOTHER 2 MILES TO BROAD RUN BAPTIST CHURCH. I ASKED CHURCH GROUNDSKEEPER AND OTHERS, AND NONE KNEW WHERE GEN LIGHTBURN’S GRAVE IS LOCATED. MANY MARKERS ARE OLD AND UNREADABLE.

GPS:

39* 06′ 33″ N, 80* 24′ 23″ W

39.109320 N, 80.406510 W

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GRAVES OF HEROES

LOCATION: CR 1 (OLD MILL ROAD), MIDWAY BETWEEN DOWNTOWN WESTON AND JACKSON’S MILL, ACROSS FROM FREEDOM DRIVE. TO ACCESS CEMETERY, GO 2/10 MILE NORTH THEN EAST ON BROOKVIEW DRIVE. FOLLOW BROOKVIEW AS IT CURVES RIGHT IN 200 YARDS, AND CONTINUE TO END OF STREET.

GPS:

39* 04′ 20″ N, 80* 27′ 47″ W

39.072420 N, 80.463195 W

GENI – PAULSER BUTCHER BIOGRAPHY


HACKER’S CREEK / JANE LEW

LOCATION: JANE LEW, RT 19, AT NORTH END OF BRIDGE OVER HACKER’S CREEK, AT SPICOLI COURT

LOCATION PHOTOS 19 JUNE 2022

FILE PHOTOS OF MARKER TAKEN JANUARY 2009

** DUE TO CONSTRUCTION PROJECT, MARKER WAS MOVED INSIDE ADJACENT BUILDING ON NORTH SIDE OF BRIDGE. IT IS VISIBLE THROUGH THE FRONT WINDOW.

GPS:

39* 06′ 34″ N, 80* 24′ 24″ W

39.109637 N, 80.406757 W

WIKIPEDIA – JANE LEW

TOWN OF JANE LEW

WIKIPEDIA – HACKER’S CREEK

HACKER’S CREEK WEBSITE


JACKSON GRAVES /

JACKSON’S MILL

LOCATION: APPX 50 YARDS FROM INTERSECTION OF RT 19 AND CR 12 (JACKSON’S MILL ROAD), APPX 2 MILES NORTH OF DOWNTOWN WESTON. NOTE: THERE ARE A TOTAL OF 3 JACKSON’S MILL MARKERS IN THE AREA.

PHOTOS 19 JUNE 2022

NOTE: CEMETERY IS LOCATED NEAR THE CONFERENCE CENTER AT JACKSON’S MILL 4H CAMP. WE DID NOT LOCATE HEADSTONE FOR ELIZABETH JACKSON. MANY ARE OLD AND UNREADABLE.

GPS:

39* 03′ 50″ N, 80* 27′ 19″ W

39.064152 N, 80.455295 W

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JACKSON’S MILL (#1)

LOCATION: NORTH OF WESTON, RT 19, APPX 3/4 MILE NORTH OF DOWNTOWN, ACROSS FROM FUNERAL HOME

PHOTOS 19 JUNE 2022

NOTE: MARKER PARTIALLY HIDDEN IN BRUSH/TREES

GPS:

39* 02′ 47″ N, 80* 27′ 52″ W

39.046517 N, 80.464599 W

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NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES – HISTORIC DISTRICT


JACKSON’S MILL (#2)

LOCATION: CR 12 (JACKSON’S MILL ROAD) ACROSS FROM LARGE FIELD BY JACKSON’S MILL MUSEUM, NEAR FOOTBRIDGE ACROSS CREEK TO AIRFIELD

PHOTOS 19 JUNE 2022

GPS:

39* 05′ 49″ N, 80* 28′ 08″ W

39.097125 N, 80.468932 W

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eWV ENCYCLOPEDIA – GENERAL THOMAS “STONEWALL” JACKSON

NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES

NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES – HISTORIC DISTRICT


JOHN HACKER’S SETTLEMENT

LOCATION: HACKER’S CREEK ROAD (CR 7), APPX 3 MILES SOUTHEAST OF I-79 EXIT 105 (JANE LEW), APPX 3/4 MILE NORTH OF BERLIN ROAD (CR 13)

PHOTOS 19 JUNE 2022. PANORAMA SHOWS VIEW TO WEST.

NOTE: NO PUBLIC PARKING. I ASKED HOMEOWNER NEARBY AND HE ALLOWED ME TO PARK IN HIS DRIVEWAY TO TAKE PHOTOS.

GPS:

39* 03′ 43″ N, 80* 22′ 02″ W

39.062117 N, 80.367483 W

HACKER’S CREEK WEBSITE

GENI – BIOGRAPHY OF JOHN HACKER


LOUIS BENNETT LIBRARY

LOCATION: DOWNTOWN WESTON, COURT STREET – BETWEEN E. 2ND STREET AND BANK STREET

PHOTOS 19 JUNE 2022

GPS:

39* 02′ 11″ N, 80* 27′ 55″ W

39.036613 N, 80.465409 W

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NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES


PIERSON’S RANGERS

LOCATION: OIL CREEK ROAD (CR 23), APPX 1/4 MILE WEST OF RT 19, APPX 3/4 MILE SOUTH OF ENTRANCE TO STONEWALL RESORT STATE PARK

PHOTOS 19 JUNE 2022

GPS:

38* 55′ 48″ N, 80* 29′ 32″ W

38.930007 N, 80.492361 W

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SEIZURE OF WESTON BANK FUNDS

LOCATION: WESTON, RT 33, APPX 1/4 MILE EAST OF COURT STREET, NEAR JUNCTION WITH BROWN AVE

PHOTOS 25 MAY 2022

GPS:

39* 02′ 12″ N, 80* 27′ 35″ W

39.036919 N, 80.459824 W

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WESTON

LOCATION: DOWNTOWN WESTON, CORNER OF CENTER STREET AND BANK STREET IN FRONT OF LEWIS CO COURTHOUSE

PHOTOS 19 JUNE 2022

GPS:

39* 02′ 12″ N, 80* 28′ 00″ W

39.036796 N, 80.466859 W

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WESTON STATE HOSPITAL

(#1 OF 2)

LOCATION: WESTON, RT 119/33 (2ND STREET) AND SOUTH RIVER ROAD, JUST WEST OF DOWNTOWN WESTON

PHOTOS 19 JUNE 2022

GPS:

39* 02′ 20″ N, 80* 28′ 07″ W

39.039157 N, 80.468781 W

WIKIPEDIA

eWV ENCYCLOPEDIA – WESTON STATE HOSPITAL

TRANSALLEGHENYLUNATICASYLUM WEBSITE

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WESTON STATE HOSPITAL

(#2 OF 2)

LOCATION: WESTON, RT 119/33 AND ASYLUM DRIVE, APPX 1/4 MILE WEST OF DOWNTOWN WESTON

PHOTOS 19 JUNE 2022

GPS:

39* 02′ 26″ N, 80* 28′ 13″ W

39.040639 N, 80.470439 W

WIKIPEDIA

eWV ENCYCLOPEDIA – WESTON STATE HOSPITAL

TRANSALLEGHENYLUNATICASYLUM WEBSITE

NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES


WITHER’S GRAVE

LOCATION: WESTON, AT 3-WAY INTERSECTION OF SOUTH MAIN STREET AND CENTER AVENUE (RT 19), IN NORTHBOUND LANE

PHOTOS 19 JUNE 2022

** NOTE: MARKER MOVED APPX 50 YARDS FROM PREVIOUS LOCATION TO EASIER ACCESS **

CEMETERY IS ACROSS STREET ON STEEP HILL. VERY LIMITED PARKING ON NARROW STREET. STEEP STEPS AND CLIMB.

GPS:

39* 02′ 08″ N, 80* 28′ 09″ W

39.035562 N, 80.469285 W

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LEWIS COUNTY /

BRAXTON COUNTY

LOCATION: RT 19/ RT 4, APPX 1 MILE SOUTH OF IRELAND

PHOTOS 19 JUNE 2022

GPS:

38* 47′ 55″ N, 80* 28′ 57″ W

38.798697 N, 80.482701 W


LEWIS COUNTY /

GILMER COUNTY

LOCATION: RT 33 / RT 119, LINN, APPX 250 YARDS NORTH OF INTERSECTION WITH RT 47 AND RT 33/RT 119, APPX 15 MILES WEST OF WESTON

PHOTOS 26 MAY 2022

GPS:

39* 00′ 35″ N, 80* 43′ 06″ W

39.009923 N, 80.718373 W


LEWIS COUNTY /

HARRISON COUNTY

LOCATION: RT 19, APPX 2 MILES NORTH OF DOWNTOWN JANE LEW, APPX 8 MILES SOUTH OF WEST MILFORD

PHOTOS 19 JUNE 2022

GPS:

39* 07′ 52″ N, 80* 25′ 14″ W

39.131236 N, 80.420591 W


LEWIS COUNTY /

UPSHUR COUNTY

LOCATION: RT 4, APPX 3 MILES EAST OF IRELAND AND RT 19, APPX 4 MILES WEST OF ROCK CAVE

PHOTOS 19 JUNE 2022

GPS:

38* 50′ 04″ N, 80* 23′ 42″ W

38.834658 N, 80.395274 W


LEWIS COUNTY /

UPSHUR COUNTY

(REMOVED WHEN EXPANDED TO 4-LANE)

LOCATION: (COUNTY LINE) RT 33 (NOW RT 48) APPX 7 MILES EAST OF I-79 EXIT 99, APPX 5 MILES WEST OF BUCKHANNON

GPS: (COUNTY LINE)

39* 00′ 46″ N, 80* 19′ 05″ W

39.012791 N, 80.318174 W

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