WV-080 Elkwater

Marker text: ELKWATER
Trenches made by Federal troops under Gen. Reynolds, 1861. Nearby were the two Haddan Indian forts, scene of the Stewart and Kinnan massacres. Important features of 4-H Club work among rural youth started here in 1915.
West Virginia Department of Archives and History, 1972

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Location: US 219, 0.5 miles from Kumbrabow Road, Elkwater, Randolph County, West Virginia

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