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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.'

Hillsboro Historic Marker

Identifier:
031104
Collection Number:
A&M 927, Summers Family Papers
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.'
Acquisition Method:
Acquired
Medium:
print
Projects:
West Virginia History OnView