Mason County

Mason County is located on the western edge of West Virginia, bordering the state of Ohio and the Ohio River. The population in 2010 was 27,324.  The county seat is Point Pleasant, site of the Silver Bridge collapse in 1967 and sightings of the “Mothman”.  Main industries include river commerce, (2) Wildlife Management Areas, manufacturing, and power generation.  

 

Major cities in Mason County include Point Pleasant and Mason.

 

https://www.wvencyclopedia.org/articles/1563  

 

GOOGLE EARTH MAP OF ALL MARKERS – MASON COUNTY


ANDREW & CHARLES

LEWIS MARCH

LOCATION: KRODEL PARK, RT 62 / RT 2, APPX 1 MILE EAST OF DOWNTOWN POINT PLEASANT, SITUATED APPX 50 YARDS FROM HIGHWAY AT EAST ENTRANCE TO PARK

PHOTOS 14 SEPTEMBER 2022

(NOTE: LAST 2 PHOTOS ARE AT CHARLES LEWIS’ GRAVE AT TU-ENDIE-WEI STATE PARK AT NEARBY POINT PLEASANT BATTLE MONUMENT PARK)

GPS:

38* 50′ 08″ N, 82* 07′ 25″ W

38.835582 N, 82.123782 W

eWV ENCYCLOPEDIA – ANDREW LEWIS

NEWS LEADER ARTICLE – CHARLES LEWIS


BOONE’S TRADING POST

LOCATION: KRODEL PARK, RT 62 / RT 2, APPX 1/2 MILE EAST OF DOWNTOWN POINT PLEASANT, AT WEST ENTRANCE TO PARK

PHOTOS 14 SEPTEMBER 2022

GPS:

38* 50′ 20″ N, 82* 07′ 48″ W

38.839040 N, 82.130137 W

eWV ENCYCLOPEDIA – DANIEL BOONE

WIKIPEDIA – DANIEL BOONE


“BORDER GRAYS”

LOCATION: POINT PLEASANT, 4TH STREET, BETWEEN VIAND STREET (RT 2) AND MAIN STREET, CLOSE TO MOTHMAN STATUE

PHOTOS: 14 SEPTEMBER 2022

GPS:

38* 50′ 33″ N, 82* 08′ 17″ W

38.842511 N, 82.138149 W


CAPTAIN JOHN HEREFORD /

MERCER’S BOTTOM

LOCATION: RT 2, MERCER’S BOTTOM, APPX 15 MILES SOUTH OF POINT PLEASANT, APPX 2 MILES NORTH OF ASHTON, JUST SOUTH OF CR 24

PHOTOS 14 SEPTEMBER 2022

GPS:

38* 39′ 07″ N, 82* 09′ 51″ W

38.651980 N, 82.164394 W

WIKIPEDIA – MERCER’S BOTTOM


DANIEL HAYMOND POLSLEY

LOCATION: POINT PLEASANT, RT 62 AT 7TH STREET AND RAILROAD BRIDGE CROSSING

PHOTOS 14 SEPTEMBER 2022

GPS:

38* 50′ 44″ N, 82* 08′ 13″ W

38.845629 N, 82.136965 W

WIKIPEDIA – DANIEL HAYMOND POLSLEY

WV GEN WEB – DANIEL POLSLEY


DR. JESSE BENNETT

LOCATION: POINT PLEASANT, RT 62, BETWEEN 9TH STREET AND 10TH STREET AT CEMETERY, NEXT TO EARLY GRAVES MARKER

** MISSING 14 SEPTEMBER 2022 **

PHOTOS: 14 SEPTEMBER 2022

GPS:

38* 50′ 51″ N, 82* 08′ 11″ W

38.847559 N, 82.136389 W

** NOTE: ALSO SPELLED BENNET **

WIKIPEDIA – DR JESSE BENNETT

eWV ENCYCLOPEDIA – DR JESSE BENNET

eWV ENCYCLOPEDIA – COUNTRY DOCTORS


EARLY GRAVES

LOCATION: POINT PLEASANT, RT 62 AT 9TH STREET AND CEMETERY, NEXT TO DR. JESSE BENNETT MARKER

PHOTOS: 14 SEPTEMBER 2022

NOTE: MANY OLDER GRAVESTONES ARE NOT LEGIBLE. WE COULD NOT IDENTIFY GRAVES OF ROUSH AND WAGGENER.

GPS:

38* 50′ 51″ N, 82* 08′ 11″ W

38.847556 N, 82.136389 W


FORT ROBINSON

LOCATION: RT 62, APPX 5 MILES NORTH OF DOWNTOWN POINT PLEASANT AT AIRPORT ROAD

PHOTOS: 14 SEPTEMBER 2022

GPS:

38* 54′ 49″ N, 82* 06′ 54″ W

38.913669 N, 82.115054 W


GENERAL JOHN McCAUSLAND MEMORIAL FARM /

REDMOND – McCAUSLAND HOME

LOCATION: RT 817, APPX 6-1/2 MILES SOUTH/EAST OF HENDERSON, AT SITE OF WV DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE “GENERAL JOHN McCAUSLAND MEMORIAL FARM”.

PHOTOS: 14 SEPTEMBER 2022

GPS:

38* 46′ 55″ N, 82* 02′ 45″ W

38.781990 N, 82.045940 W

WIKIPEDIA

NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES


GENERAL McCAUSLAND

LOCATION: RT 35 (RT 817), APPX 1/2 MILE NORTH OF PUTNAM COUNTY LINE, APPX 4 MILES SOUTH OF SOUTHSIDE, APPX 18 MILES SOUTH-EAST OF POINT PLEASANT

PHOTOS: 14 SEPTEMBER 2022

GPS:

38* 39′ 25″ N, 81* 58′ 10″ W

38.657213 N, 81.969438 W

WIKIPEDIA

NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES

https://www.wvencyclopedia.org/articles/1612


GEORGE ROGERS CLARK

LOCATION: POINT PLEASANT, VIAND STREET (RT 2) AT INTERSECTION WITH 6TH STREET, BEHIND COUNTY COURTHOUSE

PHOTOS: 14 SEPTEMBER 2022

GPS:

38* 50′ 39″ N, 82* 08′ 14″ W

38.844174 N, 82.137358 W

WIKIPEDIA – GEORGE ROGERS CLARK


HARMONY BAPTIST CHURCH

LOCATION: RT 35 (RT 817), SOUTHSIDE, APPX 13 MILES SOUTH-EAST OF POINT PLEASANT. AT LITTLE 16 MILE CREEK ROAD BY CHURCH.

** MISSING ON 14 SEPTEMBER 2022 **

PHOTOS: 14 SEPTEMBER 2022

GPS:

38* 43′ 00″ N, 81* 58′ 08″ W

38.716776 N, 81.969081 W

https://wvhistoryonview.org/catalog/051042


JOHN HALL

LOCATION: RT 62, APPX 5 MILES NORTH OF DOWNTOWN POINT PLEASANT, APPX 300 YARDS NORTH OF AIRPORT ROAD

PHOTOS: 14 SEPTEMBER 2022

GPS:

38* 54′ 58″ N, 82* 06′ 46″ W

38.916120 N, 82.113103 W

OHIO CO RECORDS – CONSTITUTIONAL CONVENTION 1861-1863

WIKIPEDIA – JOHN HALL


KELLIAN V. WHALEY

LOCATION: RT 62, POINT PLEASANT, APPX 2 MILES NORTH OF COUNTY COURTHOUSE, NEXT TO LONE OAK CEMETERY

PHOTOS: 14 SEPTEMBER 2022

COULD NOT LOCATE A GRAVESTONE FOR KELLIAN V. WHALEY, BUT DID FIND A WHALEY FAMILY STONE WITH SEVERAL FAMILY MEMBERS BURIED IN SURROUNDING PLOT. NOT SURE IF THAT IS HIS GRAVESITE OR NOT.

GPS:

38* 52′ 21″ N, 82* 07′ 29″ W

38.872729 N, 82.124970 W

eWV ENCYCLOPEDIA – KELLIAN V. WHALEY

WIKIPEDIA – KELLIAN V. WHALEY


LAKIN STATE HOSPITAL

LOCATION: RT 62, LAKIN, APPX 9 MILES NORTH OF MASON COUNTY COURTHOUSE IN POINT PLEASANT

PHOTOS: 14 SEPTEMBER 2022

GPS:

38* 57′ 14″ N, 82* 05′ 13″ W

38.953957 N, 82.087059 W

eWV ENCYCLOPEDIA – LAKIN HOSPITAL

WIKIPEDIA – LAKIN STATE HOSPITAL

DHHR CURRENT WEBSITE FOR LAKIN HOSPITAL


LIVIA S. POFFENBARGER

LOCATION: POINT PLEASANT, MAIN STREET JUST SOUTH OF 1ST STREET AT ENTRANCE TO POINT PLEASANT BATTLE MONUMENT PARK, NEXT TO POINT PLEASANT BATTLE/WAR OF 1812 MARKER

PHOTOS: 14 SEPTEMBER 2022

GPS:

38* 50′ 21″ N, 82* 08′ 25″ W

38.839239 N, 82.140374 W

eWV ENCYCLOPEDIA – LIVIA SIMPSON POFFENBARGER

WIKIPEDIA – LIVIA SIMPSON POFFENBARGER


LOST COLONY

LOCATION: RT 817, APPX 10 MILES SOUTH/EAST OF RT 2 (HENDERSON), NORTH SIDE OF INTERSECTION WITH RT 35 CONNECTOR

PHOTOS: 14 SEPTEMBER 2022

GPS:

38* 46′ 02″ N, 82* 00′ 29″ W

38.767342 N, 82.008064 W

LOST COLONY LINK #1

** NOTE – ONE SOURCE STATES THE COLONY WAS ACTUALLY LOCATED EAST ACROSS THE RIVER BY RT 62. I CANNOT VERIFY THE ACCURACY OF THAT CLAIM. **


“MARK TWAIN” FAMILY

LOCATION: RT 62, LAKIN, APPX 9 MILES NORTH OF MASON COUNTY COURTHOUSE IN POINT PLEASANT, APPX 350 YARDS NORTH OF LAKIN STATE HOSPITAL MARKER

PHOTOS: 14 SEPTEMBER 2022

GPS:

38* 57′ 25″ N, 82* 05′ 14″ W

38.957087 N, 82.087493 W


MAY MOORE MOUND

LOCATION: RT 2, APPX 2 MILES NORTH OF CR 56 AND BEN LOMOND, APPX 8-1/2 MILES SOUTH OF RT 2 BRIDGE OVER KANAWHA RIVER AT POINT PLEASANT

PHOTOS: 14 SEPTEMBER 2022

NOTE: MOUND WAS NOT VISIBLE DUE TO CROPS AND VEGETATION

GPS:

38* 44′ 21″ N, 82* 10′ 57″ W

38.739327 N, 82.182556 W

https://www.wvencyclopedia.org/articles/1593


POINT PLEASANT

LOCATION: POINT PLEASANT COURTHOUSE, CORNER OF 6TH STREET AND MAIN STREET

PHOTOS: 14 SEPTEMBER 2022

GPS:

38* 50′ 40″ N, 82* 08′ 17″ W

38.844450 N, 82.138115 W

eWV ENCYCLOPEDIA – POINT PLEASANT

eWV ENCYCLOPEDIA – MOTHMAN


POINT PLEASANT BATTLE /

WAR OF 1812

LOCATION: POINT PLEASANT, MAIN STREET JUST SOUTH OF 1ST STREET AT ENTRANCE TO POINT PLEASANT BATTLE MONUMENT PARK, NEXT TO LIVIA S. POFFENBARGER MARKER

PHOTOS: 14 SEPTEMBER 2022

GPS:

38* 50′ 21″ N, 82* 08′ 25″ W

38.839239 N, 82.140374 W

WIKIPEDIA

NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES

https://www.wvencyclopedia.org/articles/1602

https://www.wvencyclopedia.org/articles/1358


SILVER BRIDGE COLLAPSE

LOCATION: POINT PLEASANT, AT 6TH STREET AND MAIN STREET IN SMALL MEMORIAL GARDEN

PHOTOS: 14 SEPTEMBER 2022

PHOTO #5 SHOWS LOCATION OF ORIGINAL BRIDGE JUST ON THIS SIDE OF THE CURRENT RAILROAD BRIDGE

PHOTOS #9-#10 SHOW THE NEW BRIDGE LOCATED ABOUT 1/4 MILE DOWNSTREAM OF THE OLD ONE

GPS:

38* 50′ 40″ N, 82* 08′ 18″ W

38.844627 N, 82.138379 W

eWV ENCYCLOPEDIA – SILVER BRIDGE

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Silver_Bridge

WV DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION REPORT


THOMAS HANNAN

LOCATION: RT 2, APPX 100 YARDS NORTH OF CABELL COUNTY LINE, APPX 21 MILES SOUTH OF POINT PLEASANT

PHOTOS 22 MAY 2023

GPS:

38* 35′ 11″ N, 82* 12′ 33″ W

38.586605 N, 82.209282 W


VIRGIL A. LEWIS

LOCATION: RT 33, MASON, RT 62 (2ND STREET) AT E. BROWN STREET

PHOTOS: 14 SEPTEMBER 2022

NOTE: MARKER IS PARTIALLY HIDDEN BEHIND UTILITY POLE, FLOWERS, AND STREET SIGNS

GPS:

39* 01′ 12″ N, 82* 01′ 54″ W

39.020219 N, 82.031673 W

https://www.wvencyclopedia.org/articles/1367


WILLIAM H. POWELL

LOCATION: RT 62, CLIFTON, APPX 3/4 MILE SOUTH OF RT 833 BRIDGE ACROSS OHIO RIVER BETWEEN MASON AND CLIFTON, BETWEEN COLUMBIA STREET AND RAILROAD STREET

GPS:

39* 00′ 09″ N, 82* 02′ 30″ W

39.002546 N, 82.041681 W

http://archive.wvculture.org/history/civilwar/powellwilliam01.html

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Henry_Powell_(soldier)


WEST VIRGINIA /

OHIO

LOCATION: POINT PLEASANT COURTHOUSE, CORNER OF 6TH STREET AND MAIN STREET

PHOTOS: 14 SEPTEMBER 2022

NOTE: NOT LISTED IN LATEST WV MARKER GUIDE (SIGNS OF THE TIMES, 2020)

GPS:

38* 50′ 40″ N, 82* 08′ 17″ W

38.844450 N, 82.138115 W


MASON COUNTY /

WEST VIRGINIA

LOCATION: RT 33 / RT 62

** MISSING ??? **

NOTE: DUE TO REROUTING RT 33, EXACT LOCATION IS UNKNOWN. I WILL DO MORE RESEARCH AND UPDATE.

PLEASE CHECK BACK FOR UPDATES – LOCATION/STATUS ????


MASON COUNTY /

CABELL COUNTY

LOCATION: RT 2, APPX 1 MILE SOUTH OF GLENWOOD, APPX 21 MILES SOUTH OF POINT PLEASANT

GPS:

38* 35′ 11″ N, 82* 12′ 34″ W

38.586571 N, 82.209452 W

PLEASE CHECK BACK FOR PHOTOS


MASON COUNTY /

JACKSON COUNTY

LOCATION: RT 2, JUST OVER 1 MILE SOUTH OF RT 62 AND MT ALTO

PHOTOS 26 MAY 2022

GPS:

38* 51′ 17″ N, 81* 53′ 42″ W

38.854929 N, 81.895231 W


MASON COUNTY /

JACKSON COUNTY

LOCATION: RT 87, APPX 5 MILES SOUTH OF RT 62 JUST WEST OF RIPLEY

** MISSING 26 MAY 2022 **

PHOTOS 26 MAY 2022

GPS:

38* 46′ 45″ N, 81* 49′ 53″ W

38.779393 N, 81.831506 W


MASON COUNTY /

JACKSON COUNTY

LOCATION: RT 33

** UNKNOWN LOCATION/STATUS AS RT 33 HAS BEEN RE-ROUTED AS A 4-LANE. CURRENTLY, RT 33 DOES NOT PASS THROUGH MASON COUNTY. **

PLEASE CHECK BACK FOR UPDATES/STATUS


MASON COUNTY /

PUTNAM COUNTY

LOCATION: RT 35 (NOW RT 817), APPX 12 MILES NORTH OF WINFIELD, APPX 1/2 MILE SOUTH OF GEN JOHN McCAUSLAND HOUSE AND MARKER

GPS:

38* 39′ 01″ N, 81* 58′ 15″ W

38.650535 N, 81.970926 W


MASON COUNTY /

PUTNAM COUNTY

LOCATION: RT 62, ROBERTSBURG, APPX 3 MILES NORTH OF BUFFALO

** MISSING 14 SEPTEMBER 2022 **

PHOTOS: 14 SEPTEMBER 2022

GPS:

38* 39′ 29″ N, 81* 57′ 03″ W

38.658256 N, 81.950886 W