Historical Marker

Ferguson Rock

Historical marker location:
121 Laurel Ter, Beckley, West Virginia
( Marker can be reached from Laurel Terrace just west of F Street, on the right when traveling west.)
Marker installed: 2020

Legends & Lore.

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.