WV-066 Droop Mountain

Marker text: DROOP MOUNTAIN
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.

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Location: Droop Mountain Battlefield State Park, US 219, 0.2 miles north of park entrance, Pocahontas County, West Virginia

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