Historical Marker
World War Memorial
Historical marker location:
700 Hendricks St, Wayne, West Virginia
( Memorial is at the intersection of North Court Street (West Virginia Route 152) and Hendricks Street (West Virginia Route 152), on the right when traveling east on North Court Street.)
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.