Benjamin C. Criswell

Historical marker location:

Moundsville, West Virginia

( Marker is on 7th Street east of Lafayette Avenue (West Virginia Route 2), on the right when traveling east.)

Marker installed: 1999

Sergeant, Company B, 7th U.S. Cavalry, United States Army. Medal of Honor Citation.

The Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC), a program established during the Great Depression to provide employment and training to young men, built many of West Virginia's state parks and recreational areas.