| West Virginia (Putnam County), Hometown — Andrew & Charles Lewis March | | | The nearby highway is part of route
traversing W.Va. from Lewisburg to
Point Pleasant memorialized by the
state to commemorate the march of
the American Colonial army of 1,200
men led by Andrew & Charles Lewis.
After a month's march this army
defeated a Shawnee Indian force led
by Cornstalk at the Battle of Point
Pleasant on the banks of the Ohio &
Kanawha rivers, October 10, 1774. — Map (db m11454) | | West Virginia (Putnam County), Hometown — George Washington | | | Acquired 7.276 Acres of this land by a grant, dated December 1, 1773 issued to him by
John Murray, Earl of Dunmore, last Royal Governor of Virginia. This tract was surveyed in July, 1773, by William Crawford, upon warrants issued to George Washington for 3,953 Acres and George Muse for 3,323, for services in the French and Indian War. It bordered on the great Kanawha, twelve miles and two hundred and twenty seven poles. — Map (db m11451) | | West Virginia (Putnam County), Hometown — Washington's Land | | | This "Poca River Tract" of
7,276 acres was acquired by
George Washington, and
surveyed by Wm. Crawford,1773.
It bordered Kanawha River, "12
miles and 227 poles".
Washington's nephew, Lawrence,
resided at Red House Shoals. — Map (db m11453) | | West Virginia (Putnam County), Scary — Battle of Scary | | | First Confederate victory in Kanawha Valley fought here July 17, 1861. Charge of the Rangers under Captain (later General) Jenkins won the day. Whitelaw Reid described the event as a war correspondent with Gen. Cox's Union forces. — Map (db m20787) | | West Virginia (Putnam County), Scary — Battle of Scary | | | Erected by the
United Daughters
of Confederacy
St. Albans Chapter
Marking the
Battle of Scary
July 17, 1861 — Map (db m23087) |
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