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5 unusual facts about Morgan County


Albert Brewer

Prior to his election as the 21st Lieutenant Governor, he served three terms in the Alabama House of Representatives from Morgan County from 1954 to 1966.

Johnsons Mill, West Virginia

Smith Crossroads on Winchester Grade Road (West Virginia Secondary Route 13) is to its west by way of Autumn Acres Road (West Virginia Secondary Route 26), New Hope is to its north by way of Spohr's Road (West Virginia Secondary Route 8), and Duckwall is located to its east on Johnson's Mill Road along the western flanks of Sleepy Creek Mountain.

Morgan County, Georgia

During the American Civil War, the county provided the Panola Guards, which was a part of Cobb's Legion.

Morgan County, Missouri

Established in 1853, the Martin Hotel was visited by P. T. Barnum and Jesse James.

North Berkeley, West Virginia

The community lies between the Town of Bath (Berkeley Springs) limits and Jimtown.


Brushy Mountain State Penitentiary

Brushy Mountain State Penitentiary last named Brushy Mountain Correctional Complex (also called Brushy) was a large maximum-security prison near the town of Petros in Morgan County, Tennessee, operated by the Tennessee Department of Correction.

Jerome, West Virginia

Jerome is an uninhabited community along the old Baltimore and Ohio Railroad main line in Morgan County in the U.S. state of West Virginia.

Metropolitan School District of Martinsville

The Metropolitan School District of Martinsville is a school district in Morgan County, Indiana, United States.

Timber Ridge

Timber Ridge extends from the forks of Sleepy Creek at Stotlers Crossroads in Morgan County, West Virginia, to Lehew in Hampshire County, West Virginia.


see also

Albert Brewer

Albert P. Brewer High School in eastern Morgan County is named in honor of Brewer.

Fork Mountain

Fork Mountain, Tennessee, a former coal mining camp, located on Tennessee State Route 116 and the New River, at Morgan County, Tennessee

Joyner

Joyner, Tennessee, an unincorporated town in Morgan County, Tennessee, United States

Lone Mountain

Lone Mountain State Forest, a mountain and state forest in Morgan County, Tennessee