Historical Marker
Veteran's Memorial
Historical marker location:
603 Tomlinson Ave, Glen Dale, West Virginia
( Memorial is at the intersection of Tomlinson Avenue and South Park Street, on the right when traveling south on Tomlinson Avenue.)
Marker installed: 1986
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.