Near Hopemont in Preston County, West Virginia — The American South (Mid-Atlantic)
Preston County / Maryland
Maryland. Named for Queen Henrietta Maria, the wife of Charles I, who gave a royal charter to Cecil Calvert, second Lord Baltimore, 1632. First settled at Saint Maryís City in 1634. It is one of the thirteen original colonies.
Erected 2012 by West Virginia Archives and History.
Location. 39° 25.16′ N, 79° 29.041′ W. Marker is near Hopemont, West Virginia, in Preston County. Marker is on West Virginia Route 7 near the state line with Maryland, on the right when traveling west. Touch for map. West Virginia Route 7 continues east as Maryland Route 39. Marker is in this post office area: Terra Alta WV 26764, United States of America.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 4 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies. Washington's Camp (approx. 2.1 miles away); Hopemont State Hospital (approx. 2.2 miles away); Civilian Conservation Corps (approx. 2.8 miles away in Maryland); Charles Friendís Home Forestry Beginning (approx. 3.2 miles away in Maryland); Fort Alice (approx. 3.4 miles away in Maryland); Tradition of Washington Spring (approx. 3.7 miles away in Maryland); Terra Alta (approx. 3.8 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Hopemont.
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