Created as a base of operations for the 5th WV Infantry, it was named for Francis Pierpont, governor of Loyal Virginia in the Civil War. Also called Camp Lightburn, it was the only Civil War fort in Wayne County and consisted of breastworks and a . . . — — Map (dbm139232) HM
James Maynard (1750-1852) and his wife, Chaney Smith, are buried nearby, along with son, Jesse, and his wife, Sarah. A resident of Wilkes County, NC, James served during the American Revolution as a private under Captain Jesse Franklin and Colonel . . . — — Map (dbm178329) HM
Named during the War between the States. At the junction of the Tug and Big Sandy rivers, in 1789, Charles Vancouver and 10 companions built a log fort and attempted a settlement on land surveyed in 1770 by John Fry for George Washington. — — Map (dbm136675) HM
Since the founding of Fort Gay and Louisa in the first half of the 19th century, the only way to travel between the towns was by ferry. In 1904, the Louisa and Fort Gay Bridge company was created to build a toll bridge across the Tug and Levisa . . . — — Map (dbm137334) HM
Micajah Frasher/Frazier (1753-1843) and wife Susan Hamilton are buried nearby. Enlisted in 1780; served 18 months in Va. Line under Pope. Was at Hood's Fort, Williamsburg and under Washington against Cornwallis at Yorktown. Progenitor of the area's . . . — — Map (dbm136709) HM
Steam Boat traffic reached Fort Gay in the 1830s but relied on a sufficient water level. During dry periods, boats could not run. Throughout the 19th century, efforts were made to build a system of locks and dams to allow year-round boat traffic and . . . — — Map (dbm137332) HM
Polley Freedom Case.In 1850, eight freed slaves of thePolley family were kidnapped fromOhio and sold back into slavery.William Ratliff of Wayne Countybought four of the children. A suitfor freedom brought on their behalfwas not . . . — — Map (dbm178274) HM
On Nov 14, 1970, 75 people died in the worst sports related air tragedy in U.S. history, when a Southern Airways DC-9 crashed into the hillside nearby. The victims included 36 Marshall University football players, 9 coaches and administrators, 25 . . . — — Map (dbm73743) HM
Ceredo - Founded in 1857 by Eli Thayer of Massachusetts, an Abolition leader, in his plan to create sentiment against slavery in western states. Kenova - named for the meeting place of three states, Kentucky, Ohio, and West Virginia. — — Map (dbm35202) HM
Welcome to Dreamland Pool. Dreamland Pool was first opened in 1926, and the original construction includeda three story pavilion. The top floor of the pavilion included a dance floor, wheremany notable Big Bands played through the 1930s and . . . — — Map (dbm126082) HM
Remains of Dr. Cary Henry Hampton (1754-1840), his son, Dr. Anthony G. Hampton, and daughter-in-law Susannah, are buried in Maple Hill Cemetery. The elder Hampton was born in Buckland, VA, the son of a French and Indian War veteran. In the American . . . — — Map (dbm175170) HM
Located one and a half milesouth on Spring Valley Drive.Established, 1932, for the careand rehabilitation of Americanwar veterans. A one hundredeighty bed General Medicaland Surgical Hospital with dental and outpatient treatment. — — Map (dbm126064) HM
Wayne County. Formed in 1842 from Cabell.Named for General AnthonyWayne, whose victory overthe Native Americans in 1794at Fallen Timbers broke theWestern Confederacy andremoved the threat of furtherattacks into western . . . — — Map (dbm126062) HM
West Virginia. “The Mountain State” — westernpart of the Commonwealth ofVirginia until June 20, 1863.Settled by the Germans andScotch Irish. It became a lineof defense between the Englishand French during the . . . — — Map (dbm126080) HM
Nearby is the grave of Josiah Marcum(1759-1846?). Enlisting from BedfordCounty, he served: in Colonel Campbell’sVirginia Militia Regiment, 1780-81, as a wagonguard at General Gates’s retreat, and as adrummer at the Battle of Guilford . . . — — Map (dbm178333) HM
Samuel Hatton (1759-1839) is buried nearby. From March 1, 1777, to September 6, 1780, he served in the 1st Virginia State Regiment and was at Yorktown with General Washington. Received grant of 100 acres at Round Bottom (Prichard). Came here circa . . . — — Map (dbm178271) HM
Amanda Smith was born in 1829 in eastern Virginia before moving to Wayne County as a young girl. She married prominent lawyer, Joseph Jefferson Mansfield, in 1850, and the couple started a family in the village of Trout's Hill (now Wayne). Joseph . . . — — Map (dbm204485) HM
As part of his research of the Appalachian dialect for the filmCool Hand Luke, Paul Newman arrived at Tri-State Airportin September of 1966. Newman's friend Sargent Shriver, whohad worked with his brother-in-law John F. Kennedy's campaignin . . . — — Map (dbm204065) HM
Hendricks Street was one ofthe first streets laid out inWayne when the town was firstestablished in 1842 and mayhave been first called"Main Street.” In the electionof 1884, the people of Waynesupported President GroverCleveland and . . . — — Map (dbm204062) HM
An attorney born in Wayne County(1833), Ferguson was colonel of the167th VA Militia when war began in1861. Captured in July, he formeda Confederate cavalry company uponrelease and became colonel of the16th VA Cavalry. He was capturedin . . . — — Map (dbm178264) HM
Samuel Ferguson (1744-1825) and wife Mary Jameson (1746-1827) are buried nearby. Served in Montgomery County, Virginia, militia at battles of Alamance and King’s Mountain. An early sttler on Bluestone Creek, he gave land for Tazewell courthouse in . . . — — Map (dbm178258) HM
The Grist Mill at Wayne was originally built in 1828 by Abraham Trout whoowned a large farm at the location. A natural waterfall powered the mill untilTrout built a dam to provide more water power. In 1842, Wayne County wasestablished, and the . . . — — Map (dbm178260) HM
First called Trout’s Hill forAbraham Trout, who establisheda mill here in 1828, which ranfor a century. Large areas ofthis county were included inthe land granted to JohnSavage and other veterans ofthe French and Indian War. — — Map (dbm178265) HM
First called Trout’s Hill forAbraham Trout, who establisheda mill here in 1828, which ran for a century. Large areas of this county were included in the land granted to John Savage and other veterans of the French and Indian War. — — Map (dbm178269) HM
The current Wayne County Courthouse is the fifth building to serve that function.The first log courthouse was built on the present courthouse site in 1842. It wasreplaced by a brick building in the 1850s which lasted until it dilapidated in . . . — — Map (dbm204060) HM
Wayne County High School opened on September 11, 1922 in a two-storyframe house where the Community Center sits. The brick school buildingshown here was completed in 1925. In the 1940s. concrete bleacherswere built overlooking the football . . . — — Map (dbm204071) HM
This memorial is dedicated to honor all veteran's of Wayne County WW I KIA-MIA John Bartram • Henry Bellomy • Enoch Blankenship • Oscar Elkins • Lee Hooser • Ottus Jackson • Walter Perry • Charle A. Stone • Allen . . . — — Map (dbm204077) WM
The Town of Wayne was home to two Confederate colonels in the Civil War —Colonel James Corns of the 8th VA Cavalry and Colonel Milton J. Ferguson of the 16thVA Cavalry. Both are shown above. In August of 1861, a four day skirmish . . . — — Map (dbm178266) HM
Erected in honor of the men of Wayne County who served the nation during the World War, 1917–1919. Harry Adkins • Linza Adkins •William T Asbury • John B Bartram • Henry Bellomy •Enoch Blankenship • Van Bradshaw • William Crum, Jr. • William H . . . — — Map (dbm178268) WM
Hezekiah Adkins (1759-1842)and his wife Mary Levon (1768-1855) buried nearby. He servedunder Captain John Lucas as aprivate in Montgomery Countymilitia. Claimed service on NewRiver against Native Americansand in guarding wagons of . . . — — Map (dbm178252) HM
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