West Virginia / Virginia
(West Virginia Side):West Virginia
(Pocahontas County)"The Mountain State" ~ western part of the Commonwealth of Virginia until June 20, 1863. Settled by the Germans and Scotch-Irish. It became a line of defense between the English and French during the French and Indian War, 1754-1763.
(Virginia Side):VirginiaNamed for Queen Elizabeth, the Virgin Queen of England. Site of the first permanent English settlement, 1607, in America. One of the 13 original colonies. Virginia is the birthplace of eight Presidents of the United States.
Marker is at the intersection of U.S. 250 and Forest Service Road, on the right when traveling south on U.S. 250.
Courtesy hmdb.org
