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

Fort Robinson

Photographed by J. J. Prats, September 28, 2018

1. Fort Robinson Marker

Inscription. Near here stood the blockhouse built by Captain Isaac Robinson in 1794. Indians attacked the fort soon after its erection but the little garrison drove them away. Robinson spent 12 years as an Indian captive and was a noted border scout.

Erected 2012 by West Virginia Archives and History.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Forts and Castles • Indigenous Peoples and Communities • Wars, US Indian. In addition, it is included in the West Virginia Archives and History series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1794.

Location. 38° 54.82′ N, 82° 6.904′ W. Marker is near Point Pleasant, West Virginia, in Mason County. It is on Ohio River Road (West Virginia Route 62) just west of Airport Road (Local Road 62/4), on the right when traveling west. 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 4 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: John Hall (approx. 0.2 miles away); Grandma Gatewood (approx. 2.2 miles away in Ohio); Kellian V. Whaley (approx. 2.9 miles away); Medal of Honor Park (approx. 3 miles away); “Mark Twain” Family (approx. 3.3 miles away); Silver Bridge Collapse and Creation of National Bridge Inspection Standards (NBIS)

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(approx. 3.7 miles away in Ohio); Silver Bridge Eye-Bar (approx. 3.7 miles away in Ohio); The Silver Bridge Disaster / Silver Bridge Memorial (approx. 3.7 miles away in Ohio). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Point Pleasant.

Photographed by J. J. Prats, September 28, 2018

2. Fort Robinson Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on August 3, 2021. It was originally submitted on October 15, 2018, by J. J. Prats of Powell, Ohio. This page has been viewed 1,427 times since then and 80 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on October 15, 2018, by J. J. Prats of Powell, Ohio.