Near Point Pleasant in Mason County, West Virginia — The American South (Appalachia)

Andrew & Charles Lewis March

Photographed by J. J. Prats, September 22, 2018

1. Andrew & Charles Lewis March Marker

Inscription. 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

Erected 1982 by West Virginia Department of Culture and History.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Colonial Era • Wars, US Indian. In addition, it is included in the West Virginia Archives and History series list. A significant historical date for this entry is October 10, 1774.

Location. 38° 50.136′ N, 82° 7.418′ W. Marker is near Point Pleasant, West Virginia, in Mason County. It is at the intersection of Krodel Park Road and West Virginia Route 62, on the left when traveling north on Krodel Park Road. Krodel Park Road is the turn for Fort Randolph. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Point Pleasant WV 25550, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in West Virginia’s Mid-Ohio Valley. It is also in the American South,

specifically in the Upper South,

in the Ohio River Valley,

in Appalachia,

and specifically in Southern Appalachia. Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Viceroyalty of New France

and also the territory of the Mississippian Culture.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Fort Randolph: Safety and Control (about 700 feet away, measured in a direct line); The Ohio River: A Contested Frontier, 1754-1794 (about 700 feet away); Boone’s Trading Post

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(approx. 0.4 miles away); Point Pleasant - Henderson Bridge (approx. 0.8 miles away); Str. Weber W. Sebald (approx. 0.9 miles away); Historic Point Pleasant (approx. 0.9 miles away); “Border Grays” (approx. 0.9 miles away); Point Pleasant River Museum (approx. 0.9 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Point Pleasant.

Additional keywords. Route 62 is also Route 2 at this point.

Photographed by J. J. Prats, September 22, 2018

2. Andrew & Charles Lewis March Marker

Krodel Park Pond and Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by J. J. Prats, September 22, 2018

3. Krodel Park Pond and Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on June 8, 2020. It was originally submitted on October 2, 2018, by J. J. Prats of Powell, Ohio. This page has been viewed 510 times since then and 14 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on October 2, 2018, by J. J. Prats of Powell, Ohio.