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Pittsburg, Camp County

Marker Text

Formed from Upshur County. Created April 6, 1874; organized June 20, 1874. Named in honor of John Lafayette Camp (1828-1891), soldier, lawyer, statesman, member of the Constitutional Convention, 1866; state senator in 1874. Pittsburg, the county seat.

Marker Details

Address
Location Description about 3.5 mi. N of Pittsburg on US 271
Marker # 9789
Dedicated 1936
Size, Type 1936 Centennial - Highway Marker (pink granite)
Code counties
Latitude, Longitude 33.038065, -94.959968

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