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Wildwood House Museum
June 27, 2021 @ 2:00 pm
Join as Travis Henline of Wheeling will enact Francis H. Pierpont, governor of the “Restored Government of Virginia” following secession in 1861. Pierpont is widely acclaimed as the “Father of West Virginia” Immediately after Raleigh County Historical Society will hold a brief dedication of two markers commemorating the mysterious Ferguson Rock. the rock is the oldest known Beckley landmark and bears the inscribed date “1814.” It has been on display at Wildwood since 2018. One commemorative marker was designed by RCHS. The second is a Legends & Lore marker procured via a competitive grant from the William G. Pomeroy Foundation of Syracuse, New York.
