wvpics: historic: lewis co. roadsigns

Historic		Photos

	Sign located near intersection of State Rt. 19 & County Rt. 3 - beside the Hackers Creek Bridge in Jane Lew. Sign reads: Jacksons Mill - Boyhood home (2 Mi. W.) of Gen. Thomas J. "Stonewall" Jackson. First mill was built about 1808 by grandfather, Col. Edward Jackson, a leader in border affairs. Now site of the West Virginia 4-H Camp for Boys and Girls.

	Sign located on State Rt. 33, beside the huge stone building(s). Impressive. Sign reads: Weston State Hospital - The oldest state institution in West Virginia was authorized by an act of General Assembly of Virginia, March 22, 1858. The war between the States delayed the construction. It was not opened to patients until October 22, 1864. Click here for a picure >> HERE <<

	Sign located near the hospital on Rt. 33. Sign reads: Weston State Hospital - Authorized as a western asylum by the state of Virginia in 1857. Construction was started in 1860, completed by the new State, and opened in 1864 as a hospital for mentally ill. This is the largest hand-cut stone building in America. Sign located at GPS N39°02'20.1" W80°28'08.2".

	Sign located in downtown Weston at GPS co-ordinates N39°02'11.9" W080°27'56.0". Sign reads: Louis Bennett Library - Home of Jonathan M. Bennett built in 1875 and used as family home intil 1922. Given by Mrs. Louis Bennett to county as public library to honor her husband and son. J.M. Bennett (1816-87) was active in state political and local business affairs in Virginia and West Virginia as was his son Louis (1846-1916). Grandson Louis (1846-1918) was killed while serving as World War 1 pilot.

Sign located in downtown Weston at GPS co-ordinates N39°02'11.9" W080°27'56.0". Sign reads: Louis Bennett Library - Home of Jonathan M. Bennett built in 1875 and used as family home intil 1922. Given by Mrs. Louis Bennett to county as public library to honor her husband and son. J.M. Bennett (1816-87) was active in state political and local business affairs in Virginia and West Virginia as was his son Louis (1846-1916). Grandson Louis (1846-1918) was killed while serving as World War 1 pilot.

	Sign is located at GPS co-ordinates N39°03'42.7" W080°22'02.5". Sign reads: John Hackers Settlement - John Hacker (1743-1824) erected his pioneer cabin about one mile west of here in 1769. He was the first white settler in Lewis County and in the watershed of the creek which bears his name. He served under General George Rogers Clark in the Illinois campaign of 1778. Hacker and his wife Mary are buried in a small private cemetery near here.

Sign is located at GPS co-ordinates N39°03'42.7" W080°22'02.5". Sign reads: John Hackers Settlement - John Hacker (1743-1824) erected his pioneer cabin about one mile west of here in 1769. He was the first white settler in Lewis County and in the watershed of the creek which bears his name. He served under General George Rogers Clark in the Illinois campaign of 1778. Hacker and his wife Mary are buried in a small private cemetery near here.

Sign located at GPS co-ordinates N39°06'34.5" W080°24'24.4". Sign reads: Gen Lightburn - The broad Run Baptist Church was organized in 1804 (2Mi.W.) in its cemetery are buried many early settlers. Here is grave of Gen. Jos A. Lightburn of the Union Army. After the War between the States, he became a Baptist minister.

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Udated : January 20, 2005