Putnam County
Putnam County is located in western-central West Virginia, close to the Ohio River. The population in 2010 was 55,486. The county seat is Winfield. It is an industrial, chemical, and manufacturing center, focused along the Kanawha River.
Major cities in Putnam County include Winfield, Hurricane, and Buffalo.
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GOOGLE EARTH MAP OF ALL MARKERS – PUTNAM COUNTY
ANDREW AND CHARLES
LEWIS MARCH
LOCATION: RT 62, HOMETOWN, AT ROADSIDE PARK ON SOUTH SIDE OF TOWN, APPX 1-1/2 MILES NORTH OF BANCROFT, NEXT TO WASHINGTON’S LAND MARKER
GPS:
38* 31′ 43″ N, 81* 51′ 25″ W
38.528572 N, 81.857204 W
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BATTLE OF ATKESON’S GATE
LOCATION: RT 62, APPX 2 MILES NORTH OF BUFFALO, APPX 3/10 MILE SOUTH OF OLD LOCK 10 ROAD
GPS:
38* 38′ 35″ N, 81* 57′ 27″ W
38.643107 N, 81.957717 W
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BATTLE OF SCARY
LOCATION: SCARY, RT 817, APPX 1/2 MILE SOUTH OF ACCESS RAMP TO I-64 EXIT 44, APPX 100 YARDS SOUTH OF RT 33 (TEAY’S VALLEY ROAD)
GPS:
38* 26′ 01″ N, 81* 51′ 12″ W
38.433707 N, 81.853439 W
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BUFFALO ACADEMY
LOCATION: BUFFALO, RT 62 (MAIN STREET), 1 BLOCK SOUTH OF WALNUT STREET. SITUATED NEXT TO COIN HARVEY/LAWNVALE MARKER
GPS:
38* 37′ 03″ N, 81* 58′ 50″ W
38.617707 N, 81.980684 W
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CIVIL WAR ACTION /
RED HOUSE SHOALS
LOCATION: RED HOUSE, RT 62, ACROSS THE KANAWHA RIVER FROM WINFIELD, APPX 200 YARDS EAST OF RT 34 (McLANE PIKE)
GPS:
38* 32′ 44″ N, 81* 53′ 14″ W
38.545783 N, 81.887432 W
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COIN HARVEY /
LAWNVALE
LOCATION: BUFFALO, RT 62 (MAIN STREET), 1 BLOCK SOUTH OF WALNUT STREET. SITUATED NEXT TO BUFFALO ACADEMY MARKER
GPS:
38* 37′ 03″ N, 81* 58′ 50″ W
38.617707 N, 81.980684 W
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HURRICANE BAPTIST CHURCH
HURRICANE BRIDGE SKIRMISH
LOCATION: SOUTH OF HURRICANE AT INTERSECTION OF RT 60 AND RT 34, AT ROADSIDE PARK PARTIALLY HIDDEN FROM HIGHWAY
GPS:
38* 24′ 53″ N, 82* 01′ 05″ W
38.414871 N, 82.018083 W
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INDIAN VILLAGE / EXCAVATIONS
LOCATION: RT 62, APPX 1-1/2 MILES SOUTH OF BUFFALO, APPX 2-1/2 MILES NORTH OF MIDWAY. (JUST SOUTH OF TOYOTA FACTORY)
GPS:
38* 35′ 13″ N, 81* 59′ 44″ W
38.587070 N, 81.995818 W
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KANAWHA VALLEY
DRAG STRIP
LOCATION: RT 817, APPX 6-1/2 MILES NORTH OF I-64 EXIT 44, APPX 2-1/2 MILES SOUTH OF COUNTY COURTHOUSE, APPX 1/2 MILE SOUTH OF WATERSIDE CIRCLE
GPS:
38* 31′ 03″ N, 81* 51′ 25″ W
38.517660 N, 81.857025 W
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RED HOUSE
LOCATION: RT 62, ELEANOR, IN FRONT OF TOWN HALL, ACROSS THE HIGHWAY FROM GEORGE WASHINGTON ELEMENTARY AND MIDDLE SCHOOLS
GPS:
38* 32′ 07″ N, 81* 55′ 35″ W
38.535384 N, 81.926487 W
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WASHINGTON’S LAND
LOCATION: RT 62, HOMETOWN, AT ROADSIDE PARK ON SOUTH SIDE OF TOWN, APPX 1-1/2 MILES NORTH OF BANCROFT, NEXT TO ANDREW AND CHARLES LEWIS MARCH
GPS:
38* 31′ 43″ N, 81* 51′ 25″ W
38.528572 N, 81.857204 W
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WINFIELD
LOCATION: RT 817, WINFIELD, IN FRONT OF COURTHOUSE, APPX 50 FEET FROM WINFIELD/BATTLE OF WINFIELD MARKER
GPS:
38* 32′ 02″ N, 81* 53′ 32″ W
38.533952 N, 81.892321 W
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WINFIELD /
BATTLE OF WINFIELD
LOCATION: RT 817, WINFIELD, IN FRONT OF COURTHOUSE, APPX 50 FEET FROM WINFIELD MARKER #2
GPS:
38* 32′ 01″ N, 81* 53′ 33″ W
38.533857 N, 81.892555 W
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PUTNAM COUNTY /
CABELL COUNTY
LOCATION: RT 60, CULLODEN (JUST WEST OF HURRICANE), ACROSS FROM STATE STREET
GPS:
38* 25′ 11″ N, 82* 03′ 10″ W
38.419939 N, 82.052818 W
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PUTNAM COUNTY /
JACKSON COUNTY
LOCATION: RT 34, APPX 15 MILES NORTH-EAST OF RED HOUSE, APPX 1/2 MILE WEST OF DIVIDE RIDGE ROAD (CR 23/4)
GPS:
38* 38′ 40″ N, 81* 42′ 46″ W
38.644606 N, 81.712792 W
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PUTNAM COUNTY /
KANAWHA COUNTY
LOCATION: CORNER OF RT 25 AND 27TH STREET, NITRO
GPS:
38* 25′ 33″ N, 81* 50′ 25″ W
38.426018 N, 81.840469 W
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PUTNAM COUNTY /
KANAWHA COUNTY
LOCATION: RT 60, APPX 2-1/2 MILES WEST OF RT 817 AND ST ALBANS, AT CR 46 (POPLAR FORK ROAD)
GPS:
38* 23′ 57″ N, 81* 53′ 59″ W
38.399416 N, 81.899736 W
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PUTNAM COUNTY /
KANAWHA COUNTY
LOCATION: RT 62,