Lumberport in Harrison County, West Virginia — The American South (Appalachia)

Lumberport

Photographed by Bradley Owen, July 10, 2021

1. Lumberport Marker

Inscription. Near blockhouse built by Thomas Harbert and others about 1775. This was the home of Col. Benjamin Robinson who was a soldier in the Revolution. He led a company at Brandywine and Germantown and also saw Indian service.

Erected 2009 by West Virginia Archives & History.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: War, US Revolutionary. A significant historical year for this entry is 1775.

Location. 39° 22.79′ N, 80° 20.624′ W. Marker is in Lumberport, West Virginia, in Harrison County. It is on Main Street (West Virginia Route 20) north of Denver Avenue, on the right when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Lumberport WV 26386, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in West Virginia’s Little Kanawha Valley.

It is also in the American South,

specifically in the Upper South,

in Appalachia,

and specifically in Northern 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 territory of the Mississippian Culture.

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least 8 other markers are within 3 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Haywood Junction State Police Camp (approx. 1.7 miles away); Levi Shinn House (approx. 2 miles away); Levi Shinn House - Built 1778 (approx. 2 miles away); Shinnston Tornado (approx. 2.1 miles away); 6-Sided Communications Booth (approx. 2.2 miles away); Sue Ann Miller (approx. 2.3 miles away); Richardson Tressel (approx. 2.3 miles away); a different marker also named Richardson Tressel (approx. 2.4 miles away).

Photographed by Bradley Owen, July 10, 2021

2. Lumberport Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on July 15, 2021. It was originally submitted on July 11, 2021, by Bradley Owen of Morgantown, West Virginia. This page has been viewed 663 times since then and 54 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on July 11, 2021, by Bradley Owen of Morgantown, West Virginia. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.