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"Formed from Bath. Pendleton, and Randolph in 1821. It bears name of Pocahontas, Indian princess, the friend of the Jamestown settlers. Site of Droop Mountain Battle, Nov. 6, 1863. The famous Cranberry Glades are here."

1. Pocahontas County Historic Marker in West Virginia

IDNO:: 030865
Title:: Pocahontas County Historic Marker in West Virginia
Date:: 1952
Description:: "Formed from Bath. Pendleton, and Randolph in 1821. It bears name of Pocahontas, Indian princess, the friend of the Jamestown settlers. Site of Droop Mountain Battle, Nov. 6, 1863. The famous Cranberry Glades are here."

Hillsboro marker below Marlinton on U.S Route 219. 'Hillsboro, Here Gen. W. W. Averell camped before the Battle of Droop Mountain after his raid to Salem, Virginia in 1863. Settlements were made in the vicinity in the 1760s by John McNeel and the Kinnisons. Birthplace of Pearl Buck.'

2. Hillsboro Historic Marker

IDNO:: 031104
Title:: Hillsboro Historic Marker
Date:: 1952
Description:: Hillsboro marker below Marlinton on U.S Route 219. 'Hillsboro, Here Gen. W. W. Averell camped before the Battle of Droop Mountain after his raid to Salem, Virginia in 1863. Settlements were made in the vicinity in the 1760s by John McNeel and the Kinnisons. Birthplace of Pearl Buck.'

The marker is on US Rt. 219: Here, November 6, 1863, Union troops, commanded by Gen. W. W. Averell, defeated Confederate forces under Gen. John Echols. This has been considered the most extensive engagement in this State and the site was made a State park in 1929.

3. Droop Mountain Marker in Pocahontas County, W. Va.

IDNO:: 031307
Title:: Droop Mountain Marker in Pocahontas County, W. Va.
Date:: 1952
Description:: The marker is on US Rt. 219: Here, November 6, 1863, Union troops, commanded by Gen. W. W. Averell, defeated Confederate forces under Gen. John Echols. This has been considered the most extensive engagement in this State and the site was made a State park in 1929.