Midtown - Downtown on Blennerhassett Island in Wood County, West Virginia — The American South (Appalachia)

Famous Persons Who Traveled by Blennerhassett Island

— Blennerhassett Island Historical State Park —

Famous Persons Marker, Side One image. Click for full size.

Photographed by J. J. Prats, July 11, 2021

1. Famous Persons Marker, Side One

Inscription.

Famous Persons Who Traveled by Blennerhassett Island. . , 1749 , Pierre J. Celoron de Blainville, French explorer , 1750 , Christopher Gist, Explorer, soldier , 1765 , George Croghan, Indian trader, agent , 1766 , Nemacolin, Delaware Indian Chief , 1770 , George Washington, President, United States , 1770 , Dr. James Craik, Physician, surgeon , 1771 , Colonel William Crawford, Revolutionary War soldier , 1771 , Simon Kenton, Explorer, pioneer , 1774 , John Murray, Earl of Dunmore, Royal Governor, Virginia , 1781 , George Rogers Clark, Revolutionary War soldier , 1782 , John Fitch, Steamboat inventor , 1785 , Albert Gallatin, Statesman , 1785 , James Monroe, President, United States , 1786 , General Richard Butler, Soldier, Indian agent , 1789 , Lewis Wetzel, Scout, frontiersman , 1792 , Daniel Boone, Founder of Kentucky , 1792 , Rufus Putnam, Soldier, pioneer , 1793 , General Anthony Wayne, Soldier , 1798 , Louis Philippe, King of France , 1803 , Meriwether Lewis, Explorer , 1805 , General James Wilkinson, Soldier , 1806 , Aaron Burr, Vice President, United States , 1808 , Theodosia Burr Alston, Daughter of Aaron Burr , 1807 , Henry Clay, Statesman , 1807 , John James Audubon, Ornithologist , 1811 , Nicholas Roosevelt, Engineer, steamboat inventor , 1820 , Mike Fink, Keelboatman , 1820 , Benjamin Henry Latrobe, Architect , 1824 , Anna Maria Josepha de Iturbide, Empress of Mexico , 1825 , Marquis de Lafayette, Soldier , 1830 , Sam Houston, Soldier, Founder of Texas , 1834 , Davy Crockett, Soldier, folk hero , 1837 , Andrew Jackson, President, United States , 1839 , Ulysses S. Grant, President, United States , 1840 , William Henry Harrison, President United States , 1842 , Charles Dickens, Author , 1843 , John Quincy Adams, President, United States , 1848 , Abraham Lincoln, President, United States , 1848 , T. J. “Stonewall” Jackson, Soldier , 1849 , Stephen Foster, Composer , 1849, Zachary Taylor, President, United States , 1863 , George Armstrong Custer, Soldier , 1920 , Howard Chandler Christy, Artist , 1974 , Gore Vidal, Author , Documented to have been on Blennerhassett Island

1749 — Pierre J. Celoron de Blainville, French explorer
1750 — Christopher Gist, Explorer, soldier
1765 — George Croghan, Indian trader, agent
*1766 — Nemacolin, Delaware Indian Chief
1770 — George Washington, President, United States
1770 — Dr. James Craik, Physician, surgeon
1771 — Colonel William Crawford, Revolutionary War soldier
1771 — Simon Kenton, Explorer, pioneer
1774 — John Murray, Earl of Dunmore, Royal Governor, Virginia
*1781 — George Rogers Clark, Revolutionary War soldier
1782 — John Fitch, Steamboat inventor
1785 — Albert Gallatin, Statesman
1785 — James Monroe, President, United States
*1786 — General Richard Butler, Soldier, Indian agent
1789 — Lewis Wetzel, Scout, frontiersman
1792 — Daniel Boone, Founder of Kentucky
1792 — Rufus Putnam, Soldier, pioneer
1793 — General Anthony Wayne, Soldier
1798 — Louis Philippe, King of France
1803 — Meriwether Lewis, Explorer
*1805 — General James Wilkinson, Soldier
*1806 — Aaron Burr, Vice President, United States
*1808 — Theodosia Burr Alston, Daughter of Aaron Burr
*1807 — Henry Clay, Statesman
1807 — John

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James Audubon, Ornithologist
1811 — Nicholas Roosevelt, Engineer, steamboat inventor
1820 — Mike Fink, Keelboatman
1820 — Benjamin Henry Latrobe, Architect
1824 — Anna Maria Josepha de Iturbide, Empress of Mexico
1825 — Marquis de Lafayette, Soldier
1830 — Sam Houston, Soldier, Founder of Texas
1834 — Davy Crockett, Soldier, folk hero
1837 — Andrew Jackson, President, United States
1839 — Ulysses S. Grant, President, United States
1840 — William Henry Harrison, President United States
1842 — Charles Dickens, Author
1843 — John Quincy Adams, President, United States
1848 — Abraham Lincoln, President, United States
1848 — T. J. “Stonewall” Jackson, Soldier
1849 — Stephen Foster, Composer
1849, Zachary Taylor, President, United States
1863 — George Armstrong Custer, Soldier
*1920 — Howard Chandler Christy, Artist
*1974 — Gore Vidal, Author
* Documented to have been on Blennerhassett Island

Erected 2006 by the Blennerhassett Historical Foundation and dedicated to historian Robert D. Crooks, M.D.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Parks & Recreational Areas

Famous Persons Marker, Side Two image. Click for full size.

Photographed by J. J. Prats, July 11, 2021

2. Famous Persons Marker, Side Two

. In addition, it is included in the Lafayette’s Farewell Tour series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1749.

Location. 39° 16.294′ N, 81° 36.127′ W. Marker is on Blennerhassett Island, West Virginia, in Wood County. It is in Midtown - Downtown. It is on no nearby street. Marker can be reached by sternwheeler riverboat passenger ferry ($12 round trip) from Point Park on 2nd Street in Parkersburg between May 1st and early October. Ferry departs on the hour from 10 AM to 5 PM. Last ferry departs the island at 5:30 PM. Blennerhassett Island Historical State Park is closed Mondays (except Memorial Day and Labor Day), Tuesdays in September and October, and for the winter after the last weekend in October until the first weekend in May. You should call ahead to verify this information at +1-304-420-4800 or 1-800-CALL-WVA. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Parkersburg WV 26101, 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 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 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: Maze (within shouting distance of this marker); Site of Tenant House and Broom Factory (within shouting distance of this marker); Hothouses (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Arbors

Famous Persons Who Traveled by Blennerhassett Island Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by J. J. Prats, July 11, 2021

3. Famous Persons Who Traveled by Blennerhassett Island Marker

The house in the distance is “Maple Shade,” 1802 home of the Putnam-Houser family. It was moved here to the island from across the river in Ohio in 1986.

(about 300 feet away); Flower Bed (about 300 feet away); Summerhouse (about 300 feet away); Blennerhassett Island (about 400 feet away); Blennerhassett Kitchen Garden (about 400 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Blennerhassett Island.

Credits. This page was last revised on July 20, 2021. It was originally submitted on July 20, 2021, by J. J. Prats of Powell, Ohio. This page has been viewed 1,442 times since then and 85 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on July 20, 2021, by J. J. Prats of Powell, Ohio.