Raleigh County
Raleigh County is located in south-central West Virginia. The population in 2010 was 78,859. Coal has been the main industry for the past 100 years, but is declining. Raleigh County has been the site of several deadly coal mine incidents, and was also at the center of the coal mine wars of the early 1900s. I-64 and I-77 are helping tourism grow as arts and crafts centers like the Tamarack become more popular.
Beckley is the largest city in Raleigh County, with several smaller towns spread out across the county.
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GOOGLE EARTH MAP OF ALL MARKERS – RALEIGH COUNTY
ALFRED BECKLEY /
WILDWOOD
LOCATION: BECKLEY, RT 210 (SOUTH KANAWHA STREET), APPX 1 MILE EAST OF THE COURT HOUSE, BETWEEN “E” STREET AND “F” STREET, SITUATED NEAR MUSEUM AND WILDWOOD MARKER
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GPS:
37* 46′ 19″ N, 81* 10′ 24″ W
37.772104 N, 81.173422 W
NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES – WILDWOOD
NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES – PHOTOS
eWV ENCYCLOPEDIA – ALFRED BECKELY
BECKLEY
LOCATION: COURTHOUSE SQUARE, BECKLEY, AT CORNER OF MAIN STREET AND HEBER STREET, SITUATED NEXT TO RALEIGH COUNTY MARKER AND ECCLES MINE EXPLOSIONS MARKER
GPS:
37* 46′ 38″ N, 81* 11′ 23″ W
37.777346 N, 81.189763 W
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BECKLEY MILL
LOCATION: BECKLEY, CORNER OF EAST BECKLEY BYPASS AND JERSEY AVENUE, APPX 150 YARDS EAST OF RT 19
GPS:
37* 46′ 27″ N, 81* 09′ 34″ W
37.774196 N, 81.159631 W
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BIG BEAVER CREEK
ANCIENT FORTIFICATION
LOCATION: JUST SOUTH-EAST OF BECKLEY, RT 19 / RT 3, APPX 1/2 MILE EAST OF GLEN MORGAN AND I-64, AT BLUE JAY DRIVE
GPS:
37* 45′ 05″ N, 81* 08′ 52″ W
37.751408 N, 81.147808 W
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BILL WITHERS
LOCATION: BECKLEY, SOUTH FAYETTE STREET, APPX 100 FEET WEST OF “G” STREET, ACROSS FROM STRATTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
GPS:
37* 45′ 57″ N, 81* 10′ 26″ W
37.766004 N, 81.174069 W
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CAMP PRINCE
ARMY STATION
LOCATION: RT 41, PRINCE, APPX 2-1/2 MILES EAST OF RT 61, APPX 1 MILE WEST OF RT 41 BRIDGE ACROSS NEW RIVER AT PRINCE
GPS:
37* 50′ 55″ N, 81* 05′ 28″ W
37.848774 N, 81.091179 W
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CLARENCE W. MEADOWS
LOCATION: BECKLEY, EAST BECKLEY BYPASS, NORTHBOUND LANE, APPX 3/4 MILE SOUTH OF STANAFORD ROAD (RT 41), APPX 1-3/4 MILE NORTH OF JERSEY ROAD AND “BECKLEY MILL” MARKER.
GPS:
37* 47′ 23″ N, 81* 09′ 44″ W
37.789908 N, 81.162454 W
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ECCLES MINE EXPLOSIONS
LOCATION: COURTHOUSE SQUARE, BECKLEY, AT CORNER OF MAIN STREET AND HEBER STREET, SITUATED NEXT TO RALEIGH COUNTY MARKER AND BECKLEY MARKER
GPS:
37* 46′ 38″ N, 81* 11′ 23″ W
37.777346 N, 81.189763 W
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GLADE CREEK RESERVOIR
LOCATION: RT 3, APPX 1 MILE SOUTH-EAST OF WHITE OAK, AT WEST END OF BRIDGE OVER GLADE CREEK RESERVOIR
GPS:
37* 41′ 09″ N, 81* 03′ 17″ W
37.685879 N, 81.103891 W
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GRANDVIEW PARK
LOCATION: RT 19 / RT 3, AT CR 307, APPX 1-1/2 MILES EAST OF DANIELS
** TO OVERLOOK: FOLLOW CR 307 APPX 3-1/2 MILES NORTH TO JUST SOUTH OF I-64, THEN TAKE CR 9 (GRANDVIEW ROAD) ANOTHER 5-1/2 MILES TO GRANDVIEW OVERLOOK **
GPS: (MARKER)
37* 43′ 40″ N, 81* 06′ 13″ W
37.728016 N, 81.103891 W
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JAMES CECIL “LITTLE JIMMY” DICKENS
LOCATION: BOLT, RT 99, AT INTERSECTION WITH GRANNY MAE ROAD AT BOLT CHURCH OF GOD
PHOTOS 21 AUGUST 2023
GPS:
37* 45′ 44″ N, 81* 24′ 22″ W
37.762198 N, 81.406081 W
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LOGAN, RALEIGH,
MONROE TURNPIKE
LOCATION: RT 99, FAIRDALE AT WELCOME SIGN (CITY LIMITS) EASTBOUND, ACROSS FROM ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
PHOTOS 21 AUGUST 2023
GPS:
37* 46′ 48″ N, 81* 21′ 59″ W
37.780132 N, 81.366408 W
PINECREST SANITARIUM
LOCATION: BECKLEY, RT 19 AND BAILEY AVENUE, APPX 3/4 MILE SOUTH OF JUNCTION WITH RT 41, APPX 1/4 MILE NORTH OF CONVENTION CENTER
GPS:
37* 46′ 59″ N, 81* 10′ 08″ W
37.783247 N, 81.168929 W
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RALEIGH COUNTY
LOCATION: COURTHOUSE SQUARE, BECKLEY, AT CORNER OF MAIN STREET AND HEBER STREET, SITUATED NEXT TO ECCLES MINE EXPLOSIONS MARKER AND BECKLEY MARKER
GPS:
37* 46′ 38″ N, 81* 11′ 23″ W
37.777346 N, 81.189763 W
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RALEIGH COUNTY COAL MINES
LOCATION: BECKELY AT EXHIBITION COAL MINE PARKING LOT, EWART AVENUE, APPX 1/2 MILE WEST OF RT 16
GPS:
37* 47′ 04″ N, 81* 11′ 47″ W
37.784646 N, 81.196461 W
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SHADY SPRING
LOCATION: RT 19, SHADY SPRING, APPX 6 MILES SOUTH-EAST OF BECKLEY, APPX 1/4 MILE NORTH OF RT 3 AT MEADOR LANE
GPS:
37* 42′ 32″ N, 81* 05′ 55″ W
37.708998 N, 81.098725 W
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SITE OF MARK TWAIN
HIGH SCHOOL
LOCATION: CR 30, McALPIN, APPX 2-1/2 MILES SOUTH-WEST OF SOPHIA, APPX 1/4 MILE NORTH OF RAILROAD CROSSING
GPS: (APPX)
37* 41′ 27″ N, 81* 16′ 50″ W
37.690906 N, 81.280657 W
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STATE POLICE RADIO STATION
AND BARRACKS
LOCATION: BECKLEY, RT 19, APPX 200 YARDS NORTH OF CONVENTION CENTER, APPX 1 MILE SOUTH OF JUNCTION OF RT 19 AND RT 41
GPS:
37* 46′ 49″ N, 81* 09′ 58″ W
37.780443 N, 81.166341 W
BECKLEY REGISTER-HERALD ARTICLE
WV HISTORICAL SOCIETY – (SEE PAGE 7)
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VETERANS ADMINISTRATION HOSPITAL
LOCATION: BECKLEY, IN FRONT OF VA HOSPITAL, VETERANS DRIVE 1/4 MILE EAST OF RT 16, APPX 1 MILE NORTH OF EXIT 42: I-64/I77
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GPS: (HOSPITAL)
37* 45′ 56″ N, 81* 11′ 33″ W
37.765709 N, 81.192553 W
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WILDWOOD
LOCATION: BECKLEY, RT 210 (SOUTH KANAWHA STREET), APPX 1 MILE EAST OF THE COURT HOUSE, BETWEEN “E” STREET AND “F” STREET, MARKER IS BY MUSEUM 1 BLOCK SOUTH, SITUATED NEAR ALFRED BECKLEY/ WILDWOOD MARKER
GPS:
37* 46′ 18″ N, 81* 10′ 24″ W
37.771670 N, 81.173512 W
NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES – WILDWOOD
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WILLIAM S. DUNBAR
LOCATION: CR 1, APPX 1 MILE SOUTH OF CLEAR CREEK, APPX 100 FEET FROM ROAD AT CLEAR FORK BRIDGE
DIRECTIONS: AT WHITESVILLE, GO SOUTH PAST THE CITY LIMIT AND RALEIGH COUNTY LINE APPX 1/4 MILE. TURN LEFT (EAST) ON CR 1 (CLEAR FORK ROAD) AND GO APPX 15 MILES. APPX 8/10 MILE PAST McGINNIS ROAD ON RIGHT. LOCATED ON A SMALL, SHORT FRONTAGE ROAD THAT DIPS BELOW CR 1.
PHOTOS 21 AUGUST 2023
GPS:
37* 54′ 09″ N, 81* 20′ 54″ W
37.902771 N, 81.348416 W
RALEIGH COUNTY /
BOONE COUNTY
LOCATION: RT 3, APPX 1/4 MILE SOUTH OF WHITESVILLE
PHOTOS 21 AUGUST 2023
GPS:
37* 58′ 15″ N, 81* 31′ 48″ W
37.970914 N, 81.530081 W
RALEIGH COUNTY /
FAYETTE COUNTY
LOCATION: RT 16, APPX 1 MILE SOUTH-WEST OF MOUNT HOPE
GPS:
37* 52′ 57″ N, 81* 11′ 16″ W
37.882747 N, 81.187960 W
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RALEIGH COUNTY /
FAYETTE COUNTY
LOCATION: RT 41, APPX 1/2 MILE WEST OF PRINCE, AT NORTH-EAST END OF THOMAS BURFORD PUGH BRIDGE OVER NEW RIVER
GPS:
37* 51′ 17″ N, 81* 04′ 14″ W
37.854989 N, 81.070583 W
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RALEIGH COUNTY /
FAYETTE COUNTY
LOCATION: RT 61, APPX 1-1/4 MILE EAST OF RT 16/MT HOPE
GPS:
37* 52′ 45″ N, 81* 09′ 01″ W
37.879428 N, 81.150314 W
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RALEIGH COUNTY /
MERCER COUNTY
LOCATION: RT 19, JUST NORTH OF TOWN OF FLAT TOP AND ELLISON RIDGE ROAD (CR 19/1), NEAR WINTERPLACE RESORT
GPS:
37* 35′ 30″ N, 81* 06′ 16″ W
37.591752 N, 81.104688 W
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RALEIGH COUNTY /
SUMMERS COUNTY
LOCATION: RT 3, APPX 4 MILES EAST OF WHITE OAK, APPX 3 MILES EAST OF GLADE CREEK RESERVOIR
GPS:
37* 40′ 36″ N, 81* 00′ 22″ W
37.676851 N, 81.006383 W
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RALEIGH COUNTY /
WYOMING COUNTY
LOCATION: RT 16, AMIGO, APPX 100 YARDS SOUTH OF VENTURA LANE AND DEVILS FORK ROAD (CR 35)
GPS:
37* 35′ 47″ N, 81* 19′ 18″ W
37.596546 N, 81.321845 W
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RALEIGH COUNTY /
WYOMING COUNTY
LOCATION: RT 54, APPX 3 MILES WEST OF SLAB FORK, APPX 8 MILES NORTH-EAST OF MULLENS
GPS:
37* 40′ 18″ N, 81* 22′ 25″ W
37.671823 N, 81.373851 W
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RALEIGH COUNTY /
BOONE COUNTY
LOCATION: RT 99, APPX 2 MILES EAST OF RT 85
MISSING ON 21 AUGUST 2023
GPS: APPX
37* 47′ 30″ N, 81* 30′ 53″ W
37.791803 N, 81.514881 W
