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Fairmont Founders Day

January 19, 2016 @ 10:00 am - 2:00 pm

 

On this date Middletown, Virginia, now Fairmont. West Virginia, was established by an act of the Virginia Assembly. In 1817, Boaz Fleming cleared a 40 acre parcel of his 254 acres in order to establish a town which could serve as a county seat for a new county. Cake, free tours and a brief ceremony will be held at the Museum

Open to the public.

Details

Date:
January 19, 2016
Time:
10:00 am - 2:00 pm

Venue

Marion County Historical Society
211 Adams St, Fairmont, WV 26554, USA
Fairmont, United States