Mineral County
Mineral County is located in the Eastern Panhandle of West Virginia. The South Branch Potomac Rivers defines the border with Maryland to the north. The population in 2010 was 28,212. The County Seat is Keyser, which is home to Potomac State College. Mineral County is home to the Allegany Ballistics Laboratory, located in Rocket Center near Cresaptown, MD.
Major cities in Mineral County include Keyser, Piedmont, and Fort Ashby.
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GOOGLE EARTH MAP OF ALL MARKERS – MINERAL COUNTY
AVERELL’S RAID / KEYSER
(#1 OF 2 IDENTICAL MARKERS)
PHOTOS 19 OCTOBER 2021
LOCATION: KEYSER, EAST PIEDMONT STREET ACROSS FROM NORTH DAVIS STREET, 1 BLOCK EAST OF MINERAL STREET (RT 220)
GPS:
39* 26′ 22″ N, 78* 58′ 35″ W
39.439502 N, 78.976644 W
AVERELL’S RAID / KEYSER
(#2 OF 2 IDENTICAL MARKERS)
PHOTOS 19 OCTOBER 2021
LOCATION: KEYSER, SOUTH MINERAL STREET (RT 220) AT CARSKADON LANE, APPX 1-1/4 MILE SOUTH OF MEMORIAL STREET BRIDGE AND BORDER WITH MD
GPS:
39* 25′ 54″ N, 78* 59′ 12″ W
39.431684 N, 78.986693 W
CAPTURE OF NEW CREEK /
FORT FULLER /
LOCATION: KEYSER, SOUTH MINERAL STREET (RT 220) AT STATE STREET (ACROSS FROM ENTRANCE TO POTOMAC STATE COLLEGE
PHOTOS 19 OCTOBER 2021
GPS:
39* 26′ 12″ N, 78* 58′ 52″ W
39.436873 N, 78.981125 W
CLAYSVILLE UNITED
METHODIST CHURCH
LOCATION: JUNCTION OF RT 50 AND RT 93, APPX 1/2 MILE WEST OF CLAYSVILLE, AND APPX 9 MILES SOUTH OF DOWNTOWN KEYSER. CHURCH IS LOCATED UP A VERY NARROW DRIVEWAY. CAUTION: LARGE DITCH MAKES IT HARD TO COME OUT OF DRIVEWAY AND TURN RIGHT (WEST) ON RT 50.
PHOTOS 21 MAY 2021
GPS:
39* 20′ 32″ N, 79* 04′ 02″ W
39.342422 N, 79.067269 W
DEVONIAN SHALE
LOCATION: RT 50 NEAR HAMPSHIRE COUNTY LINE
** MISSING ON 21 MAY 2021 **
MISSING ON 21 MAY 2021 – CHECK BACK FOR UPDATES
DON REDMAN
LOCATION: PIEDMONT, 2ND STREET (RT 46) AT SOUTH END OF BRIDGE ACROSS POTOMAC RIVER INTO MD
PHOTOS 19 OCTOBER 2021
GPS:
39* 28′ 59″ N, 79* 02′ 49″ W
39.483112 N, 79.047180 W
DR JOHN GREEN
LOCATION: PINNACLE ROAD (CR 4), APPX 1-1/2 MILES NORTH OF RT 42, APPX 2 MILES SOUTH OF ELK GARDEN
GPS:
39* 21′ 34″ N, 79* 06′ 41″ W
39.359537 N, 79.111550 W
PHOTOS 21 MAY 2021 (LAST PHOTO IS SMALL FENCE AROUND GRAVESITE APPX 200-300 YARDS AWAY IN SHADE UNDER DISTANT TREES)
NOTE: CEMETERY IS ON PRIVATE PROPERTY APPX 200-300 YARDS DIRECTLY AWAY FROM THE ROAD AT THE POINT OF THE MARKER. THE OWNER, RON COPELAND, HAS A BULL GRAZING IN THAT AREA, SO IT’S NOT A GOOD IDEA TO CROSS THE FENCE. RON IS A DESCENDENT OF DR GREEN AND CARES FOR THE FAMILY CEMETERY. HE IS PICTURED HERE WITH HIS VERY FRIENDLY PET PIG, OLIVIA.
FORT ASHBY
(#1 OF 2)
LOCATION: FORT ASHBY, INTERSECTION OF RT 28 AND RT 46
PHOTOS 19 OCTOBER 2021
GPS:
39* 30′ 11″ N, 78* 46′ 06″ W
39.503251 N, 78.768562 W
FORT ASHBY
(#2 OF 2)
LOCATION: FORT ASHBY, CR 15 (DANS RUN ROAD), APPX 1/4 MILE NORTHEAST OF INTERSECTION OF RT 28 AND RT 46, APPX 35-40 FEET AWAY FROM ROADWAY, IN MUSEUM PARKING LOT
PHOTOS 19 OCTOBER 2021
GPS:
39* 30′ 19″ N, 78* 45′ 54″ W
39.505441 N, 78.765238 W
FORT OHIO
LOCATION: RIDGELEY, RT 28, APPX 100 YARDS SOUTH OF BRIDGE ACROSS POTOMAC RIVER TO GREEN STREET, CUMBERLAND, MD
GPS:
39* 38′ 52″ N, 78* 45′ 59″ W
39.647899 N, 78.766409 W
PHOTOS 30 MAY 2021
FORT SELLERS
LOCATION: RT 28, APPX 2-1/2 MILES NORTH OF SHORT GAP, APPX 100 YARDS NORTH OF OLD FURNACE ROAD
GPS:
39* 34′ 33″ N, 78* 47′ 24″ W
39.575835 N, 78.790083 W
PHOTOS 30 MAY 2021
MAYO AND SAVAGE
LOCATION: PIEDMONT, RT 46, SOUTH END OF CHILD’S AVENUE AT HAMPSHIRE STREET
PHOTOS 19 OCTOBER 2021
GPS:
39* 28′ 46″ N, 79* 02′ 50″ W
39.479652 N, 79.047394 W
JOHN SAVAGE (NAME DIFFERENCE??)
ORISKANY-HELDERBERG
LOCATION: RT 46, APPX 2-1/2 MILES EAST OF RT 220 – KEYSER.
PHOTOS 19 OCTOBER 2021
GPS:
39* 25′ 20″ N, 78* 56′ 33″ W
39.422343 N, 78.942514 W
(NOTE: POSSIBLE MIS-SPELLING OF “ORISKANY” IN BODY OF TEXT)
ORISKANY / HELDERBERG
LOCATION: RT 50, NEAR JUNCTION WITH RT 972 SOUTH OF NEW CREEK AND KEYSER
** MISSING ON 21 MAY 2021 **
GPS: (EXACT LOCATION UNKNOWN)
MISSING ON 21 MAY 2021
UNABLE TO TAKE PHOTOS DUE TO ROAD CONSTRUCTION
POTOMAC STATE COLLEGE
LOCATION: KEYSER, SOUTH MINERAL STREET (RT 220) AT STATE STREET (ACROSS FROM FORT FULLER / CAPTURE OF RED CREEK MARKER)
PHOTOS 19 OCTOBER 2021
GPS:
39* 26′ 13″ N, 78* 58′ 52″ W
39.437020 N, 78.981308 W
THOMAS CARSKADON
LOCATION: KEYSER, SOUTH MINERAL STREET (RT 220), APPX 50 YARDS SOUTH OF CARSKADON LANE, APPX 1-1/4 MILE SOUTH OF MEMORIAL STREET BRIDGE AND BORDER WITH MD, AT BROOK’S PARK
PHOTOS 19 OCTOBER 2021
GPS:
39* 25′ 52″ N, 78* 59′ 12″ W
39.431374 N, 78.986911 W
VANDIVER-TROUT-CLAUSE HOUSE
LOCATION: RT 50/220, RIDGEVILLE, APPX 100 YARDS WEST OF CR 9 (KNOBLEY ROAD)
GPS:
39* 20′ 59″ N, 78* 59′ 33″ W
39.349920 N, 78.992603 W
PHOTOS 21 MAY 2021
WASHINGTON’S HOST
LOCATION: RT 46, APPX 5 MILES EAST OF KEYSER, ACROSS FROM FOUNTAINHEAD DRIVE
PHOTOS 19 OCTOBER 2021
GPS:
39* 25′ 39″ N, 78* 54′ 28″ W
39.427538 N, 78.908029 W
WILEY FORD RACING
LOCATION:
APPX 100 YARDS EAST OF RT 28 ON AIRPORT ROAD, APPX 2 MILES SOUTH OF DOWNTOWN CUMBERLAND MD, JUST SOUTH OF MARYLAND STATE LINE.
PHOTOS TAKEN 19 APRIL 2023
GPS:
39* 37′ 13″ N, 78* 46′ 22″ W
39.620286 N, 78.772970 W
MINERAL COUNTY /
HAMPSHIRE COUNTY
LOCATION: RT 50/220, APPX 2-1/2 MILES EAST OF BURLINGTON AND APPX 1-1/2 MILES WEST OF JUNCTION
*** MISSING ON 21 MAY 2021 ***
GPS:
39* 19′ 32″ N, 78* 52′ 51″ W
39.325652 N, 78.881046 W
MINERAL COUNTY /
GRANT COUNTY
LOCATION: RT 93, APPX 4 MILES SOUTH OF RT 50
*** MISSING ON 21 MAY 2021 ***
GPS:
39* 17′ 52″ N, 79* 06′ 08 ” W
39.297968 N, 79.102341 W
MINERAL COUNTY /
GRANT COUNTY
LOCATION: RT 50/42, APPX 5 MILES EAST OF MT STORM, APPX 2 MILES WEST OF HARTMANSVILLE
PHOTOS 21 MAY 2021
GPS:
39* 19′ 04″ N, 79* 11′ 14″
39.317922 N, 79.187493 W
MINERAL COUNTY /
MARYLAND
LOCATION: RT 42, APPX 2 MILES WEST OF ELK GARDEN, AT SOUTH END OF BRIDGE ACROSS POTOMAC RIVER
PHOTOS 21 MAY 2021
GPS:
39* 23′ 11″ N, 79* 10′ 49″ W
39.386670 N, 79.180547 W
WV – MINERAL COUNTY /
MARYLAND
LOCATION: KEYSER, RT 220, APPX 50 YARDS NORTH OF PIEDMONT STREET, JUST SOUTH OF MEMORIAL STREET BRIDGE
PHOTOS 19 OCTOBER 2021
GPS:
39* 26′ 26″ N, 78* 58′ 36″ W
39.440740 N, 78.976931 W
MINERAL COUNTY /
STATE OF MARYLAND
LOCATION: RT 46 (BERYL ROAD), APPX 2 MILES WEST OF PIEDMONT OFF RT 135 (IN MARYLAND). MARKER LOCATED ON SOUTH END OF BRIDGE AFTER IT CROSSES INTO WV.
PHOTOS 19 OCTOBER 2021
GPS:
39* 28′ 47″ N, 79* 04′ 00″ W
39.479729 N, 79.066755 W
MINERAL COUNTY /
HAMPSHIRE COUNTY
LOCATION: RT 28, APPX 3-1/2 MILES SOUTHEAST OF FORT ASHBY, APPX 2 MILES WEST OF SPRINGFIELD
PHOTOS 19 OCTOBER 2021
** MISSING ON 19 OCTOBER 2021 **
GPS:
39* 28′ 12″ N, 78* 43′ 28″ W
39.470170 N, 78.724509 W
MINERAL COUNTY /
STATE OF MARYLAND
LOCATION: WILEY FORD, OLD RT 28 (FRANKFORT HWY), APPX 100 YARDS SOUTH OF POTOMAC RIVER BRIDGE INTO CUMBERLAND
GPS:
39* 37′ 15″ N, 78* 46′ 26″ W
39.620910 N, 78.774081 W
PHOTOS 30 MAY 2021
