Highland County / West Virginia
(North Facing Side):Virginia
Highland County
Area 422 Square MilesFormed in 1847 from Pendleton and Bath, and given its name because of its mountains. The battle of McDowell, 1862, was fought in this county.
(South Facing Side):West VirginiaWest Virginia was long a part of Virginia. Morgan Morgan began the settlement of the region in 1727. A great battle with the Indians took place at Point Pleasant, 1774. West Virginia became a separate state of the Union in 1863.
Marker is on U.S. 220, on the right when traveling north.
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