Historical Marker
Withers Grave
Historical marker location:
Weston, West Virginia
( Marker is at the intersection of South Main Avenue (U.S. 19) and Center Avenue (U.S. 19), on the right when traveling north on South Main Avenue.)
The first African American to serve as a member of the United States Senate was Hiram Rhodes Revels, who was born in Fayetteville, West Virginia, in 1827.