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
GPS:
37* 46′ 19″ N, 81* 10′ 24″ W
37.772104 N, 81.173422 W
NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES – WILDWOOD
BECKLEY
LOCATION: COURTHOUSE SQUARE, BECKLEY, AT CORNER OF MAIN STREET AND HEBER STREET, SITUATED NEXT TO RALEIGH COUNTY MARKER AND ECCLES MINE EXPLOSIONS MARKER
PHOTOS TAKEN 12 AUGUST 2024
GPS:
37* 46′ 38″ N, 81* 11′ 23″ W
37.777346 N, 81.189763 W
BECKLEY
(NEW MARKER)
LOCATION: BECKLEY, 401 SOUTH KANAWHA STREET NEXT TO MAYOR’S OFFICE
PHOTOS TAKEN 12 AUGUST 2024
GPS:
37* 46′ 36″ N, 81* 11′ 08″ W
37.776798 N, 81.185825 W
BECKLEY MILL
LOCATION: BECKLEY, CORNER OF EAST BECKLEY BYPASS AND JERSEY AVENUE, APPX 150 YARDS EAST OF RT 19
PHOTOS TAKEN 12 AUGUST 2024
GPS:
37* 46′ 27″ N, 81* 09′ 34″ W
37.774196 N, 81.159631 W
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
PHOTOS TAKEN 12 AUGUST 2024
GPS:
37* 45′ 05″ N, 81* 08′ 52″ W
37.751408 N, 81.147808 W
BILL WITHERS
LOCATION: BECKLEY, SOUTH FAYETTE STREET, APPX 100 FEET WEST OF “G” STREET, ACROSS FROM STRATTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
PHOTOS TAKEN 12 AUGUST 2024
GPS:
37* 45′ 57″ N, 81* 10′ 26″ W
37.766004 N, 81.174069 W
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
PHOTOS TAKEN 12 AUGUST 2024
GPS:
37* 50′ 55″ N, 81* 05′ 28″ W
37.848774 N, 81.091179 W
CASA LOMA
LOCATION: BECKLEY, SOUTH FAYETTE STREET APPX 200 YARDS WEST OF SOUTH EISENHOWER DRIVE
PHOTOS TAKEN 12 AUGUST 2024
GPS:
37* 45′ 44″ N, 81* 09′ 39″ W
37.762496 N, 81.160875 W
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.
PHOTOS TAKEN 12 AUGUST 2024
NOTE: NO SAFE SPOT TO PARK
GPS:
37* 47′ 23″ N, 81* 09′ 44″ W
37.789908 N, 81.162454 W
ECCLES MINE EXPLOSIONS
LOCATION: COURTHOUSE SQUARE, BECKLEY, AT CORNER OF MAIN STREET AND HEBER STREET, SITUATED NEXT TO RALEIGH COUNTY MARKER AND BECKLEY MARKER
PHOTOS TAKEN 12 AUGUST 2024
MEMORIAL LOCATED 7 MILES WEST AT ECCLES ON OLD ECCLES ROAD NEAR ARCH COAL OFFICE
GPS:
37* 46′ 38″ N, 81* 11′ 23″ W
37.777346 N, 81.189763 W
eWV ENCYCLOPEDIA – ECCLES MINE EXPLOSIONS
GLADE CREEK RESERVOIR
LOCATION: RT 3, APPX 1 MILE SOUTH-EAST OF WHITE OAK, AT WEST END OF BRIDGE OVER GLADE CREEK RESERVOIR
PHOTOS TAKEN 15 AUGUST 2024
GPS:
37* 41′ 09″ N, 81* 03′ 17″ W
37.685879 N, 81.103891 W
GRANDVIEW MONITOR
PHOTOS TAKEN 13 AUGUST 2024
LOCATION: COUNTY ROAD 9, GRANDVIEW ROAD, AT ENTRANCE TO PARK. APPX 5 MILES NORTH OF I-64 EXIT 129
GPS:
37* 49′ 45″ N, 81* 04′ 05″ W
37.829417 N, 81.068164 W
GRANDVIEW PARK
LOCATION: RT 19 / RT 3, AT CR 307, APPX 1-1/2 MILES EAST OF DANIELS
PHOTOS TAKEN 13 AUGUST 2024
** MISSING **
** 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 **
*** PHOTOS 5-6 WERE TAKEN SEVERAL YEARS AGO BY MICHAEL WINTERMANTEL ***
GPS: (MARKER)
37* 43′ 40″ N, 81* 06′ 13″ W
37.728016 N, 81.103891 W
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
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Little_Jimmy_Dickens
https://www.pbs.org/kenburns/country-music/little-jimmy-dickens-biography
KING’S DAUGHTERS /
RALEIGH GENERAL HOSPITAL
LOCATION: BECKLEY, CORNER OF WOODLAWN AVE AND PARK AVE, APPX 1/2 MILE SOUTH OF COURTHOUSE.
GPS:
37* 46′ 18″ N, 81* 11′ 14″ W
37.771732 N, 81.187469 W
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
OLD BLUESTONE ROAD
LOCATION: BECKLEY, CR 210 (SOUTH KANAWHA STREET) AT “F” STREET NEAR WILDWOOD MUSEUM
PHOTOS TAKEN 12 AUGUST 2024
GPS:
37* 46′ 18″ N, 81* 10′ 22″ W
37.771842 N, 81.172817 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
PHOTOS TAKEN 12 AUGUST 2024
GPS:
37* 46′ 59″ N, 81* 10′ 08″ W
37.783247 N, 81.168929 W
RALEIGH COUNTY
LOCATION: COURTHOUSE SQUARE, BECKLEY, AT CORNER OF MAIN STREET AND HEBER STREET, SITUATED NEXT TO ECCLES MINE EXPLOSIONS MARKER AND BECKLEY MARKER
PHOTOS TAKEN 12 AUGUST 2024
GPS:
37* 46′ 38″ N, 81* 11′ 23″ W
37.777346 N, 81.189763 W
RALEIGH COUNTY COAL MINES
LOCATION: BECKLEY 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
ACCIDENTALLY MISSED THIS MARKER
PLEASE CHECK BACK FOR PHOTOS
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
PHOTOS TAKEN 13 AUGUST 2024
GPS:
37* 42′ 32″ N, 81* 05′ 55″ W
37.708998 N, 81.098725 W
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
PHOTOS TAKEN 13 AUGUST 2024
GPS:
37* 41′ 27″ N, 81* 16′ 50″ W
37.690906 N, 81.280657 W
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
PHOTOS TAKEN 12 AUGUST 2024
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)
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
** MISSING **
GPS: (HOSPITAL)
37* 45′ 56″ N, 81* 11′ 33″ W
37.765709 N, 81.192553 W
MISSING: PLEASE CHECK BACK FOR UPDATES
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
PHOTOS TAKEN 12 AUGUST 2024
GPS:
37* 46′ 18″ N, 81* 10′ 24″ W
37.771670 N, 81.173512 W
NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES – WILDWOOD
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
PHOTOS TAKEN 12 AUGUST 2024
GPS:
37* 52′ 57″ N, 81* 11′ 16″ W
37.882747 N, 81.187960 W
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
PHOTOS TAKEN 12 AUGUST 2024
GPS:
37* 51′ 17″ N, 81* 04′ 14″ W
37.854989 N, 81.070583 W
RALEIGH COUNTY /
FAYETTE COUNTY
LOCATION: RT 61, APPX 1-1/4 MILE EAST OF RT 16/MT HOPE
PHOTOS TAKEN 12 AUGUST 2024
** MISSING – POLE BENT **
GPS:
37* 52′ 45″ N, 81* 09′ 01″ W
37.879428 N, 81.150314 W
RALEIGH COUNTY /
MERCER COUNTY
LOCATION: RT 19, JUST NORTH OF TOWN OF FLAT TOP AND ELLISON RIDGE ROAD (CR 19/1), NEAR WINTERPLACE RESORT
PHOTOS TAKEN 13 AUGUST 2024
** MISSING **
GPS:
37* 35′ 30″ N, 81* 06′ 16″ W
37.591752 N, 81.104688 W
RALEIGH COUNTY /
SUMMERS COUNTY
LOCATION: RT 3, APPX 4 MILES EAST OF WHITE OAK, APPX 3 MILES EAST OF GLADE CREEK RESERVOIR
PHOTOS TAKEN 15 AUGUST 2024
GPS:
37* 40′ 36″ N, 81* 00′ 22″ W
37.676851 N, 81.006383 W
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
RALEIGH COUNTY /
WYOMING COUNTY
LOCATION: RT 54, APPX 3 MILES WEST OF SLAB FORK, APPX 8 MILES NORTH-EAST OF MULLENS
PHOTOS TAKEN 13 AUGUST 2024
GPS:
37* 40′ 18″ N, 81* 22′ 25″ W
37.671823 N, 81.373851 W
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
