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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
eWV ENCYCLOPEDIA – JACKSON’S MILL
eWV ENCYCLOPEDIA – GENERAL THOMAS “STONEWALL” JACKSON
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
eWV ENCYCLOPEDIA – JACKSON’S MILL
eWV ENCYCLOPEDIA – GENERAL THOMAS “STONEWALL” JACKSON
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
eWV ENCYCLOPEDIA – JACKSON’S MILL
eWV ENCYCLOPEDIA – GENERAL THOMAS “STONEWALL” JACKSON
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
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
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
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
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
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
eWV ENCYCLOPEDIA – WESTON STATE HOSPITAL
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
eWV ENCYCLOPEDIA – WESTON STATE HOSPITAL
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
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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