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West Virginia Historic Commission
Morgan Morgan Marker
Inscription:
Morgan Morgan, a native of Wales, established his home at Bunker
Hill before 1732, and was leader in Eastern Panhandle’s early
development. His sons gave name to Morgantown, and fought in
Indian and Revolutionary Wars.
Erected: 1966 by West Virginia Historic
Commission.
Location: 39° 20.15′ N, 78° 3.167′ W.
Marker is in Bunker Hill, West Virginia, in Berkeley County.
Marker is on Winchester Pike (U.S. 11) north of Old Mill Road, on
the right when traveling north. Click for map.
Marker is in this post office area: Bunker Hill WV 25413,
United States of America.
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By Tom Fuchs, June 16, 2007
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Col. Morgan
Morgan Monument
Inscription:
Nov. 1, 1688 — Nov. 17, 1766. Erected by the State of West
Virginia. In commemoration of the first settlement within the
present boundaries of said State, which was made by Col. Morgan
Morgan, a native of Wales, and Catherine Garretson, his wife, in
the year 1726 on a tract of 1000 acres about 2 miles west of
here.
Granted to him by colonial Virginia patent, and
in recognition of the sterling character of the said Morgan and
family who by their efforts and example, were largely useful in
the community of which he was the founder and had great influence
for good upon the early history of the territory now constituting
this State.
His grave (marked) is nearby, adjacent Christ’s
Episcopal Church formerly called Morgan’s Chapel, the oldest
church in this State, which he helped organize and build.
Commissioners:
Ephram F. Morgan, Governor of W. Va. • Harry P. Henshaw, State
Senator • Mrs. Blanche M. Pickering • Haze Morgan. A.D.
MCMXXIV.
Erected: 1926 by Col. Morgan Morgan
Commission.
Location:
39° 20.15′ N, 78° 3.167′ W. Marker is near Bunker
Hill, West Virginia, in Berkeley County. Marker is on Winchester
Pike (U.S. 11) north of Old Mill Road, on the right when traveling
north. Click for map.
Marker
is in this post office area: Bunker Hill WV 25413, United
States of America.
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Morgan's
Chapel: Dating from 1740-1750, this chapel was one
of the first places of worship in Berkeley County. The first
Episcopal church (Christ Church), in what is now West Virginia,
was erected at Bunker Hill by Morgan Morgan in 1740.
Location:
39° 20.028′ N, 78° 3.435′ W. Marker is near Bunker
Hill, West Virginia, in Berkeley County. Marker is on Runnymead
Road 0.4 miles west of U.S. 11, on the right when traveling west. Click for map.
Marker
is in this post office area: Bunker Hill WV 25413, United
States of America.
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Col Morgan Morgan's original
tombstone and also the newer marker
Colonel
Morgan Morgan was born on 1 Nov 1688 in Wales. He died on 17 Nov
1766 in Berkeley Co., VA. He is buried in Morgan's Chapel, Bunker
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Col
Morgan Morgan built this cabin in Berkeley county between 1731 and
1734. The cabin was restored as a Bicentennial project in 1976,
using many of its original logs. Located along West Virginia
Secondary Route 26 west of Bunker Hill, it is a historically
furnished museum. |
