History Alive Francis Pierpont
Beech Fork State Park 5601 Longbranch Rd, Barboursville, WV, United StatesOften called the “Father of West Virginia,” Pierpont, the great-grandson of Morgantown’s founder, spent much of his early life in Fairmont. As the Civil War broke out in 1861, he spoke frequently and ardently against secession. When loyal Unionists voted to create a new state government in defiance of Virginia’s secession that year, he was... View Article