Marshall County/Ohio County
Marshall County
(North Face)
Formed in 1835 from Ohio. Named for Chief Justice John Marshall. In Marshall County is Grave Creek Mound, first among remains left by the unknown race which lived in the Ohio Valley centuries before the white man came.
Ohio County
(South Face)
Formed in 1776 from West Augusta. Named for the river which bears an Indian name meaning "Beautiful River." Scene of last battle of the Revolution, 1782. Visited by La Salle, Celoron, Gist, Washington, and later explorers.
Marker is on West Virginia Route 2 2.4 miles south of Interstate 470, on the right when traveling south.
Courtesy hmdb.org
