Triadelphia in Ohio County, West Virginia — The American South (Appalachia)

Triadelphia

Photographed by J. J. Prats, August 27, 2006

1. Triadelphia Marker

Inscription. Named for three friends. Near this spot, on Middle Wheeling Creek, Jonathan Link built a blockhouse in 1780. Next year a band of 20 Indians killed Link and two companions and captured and tomahawked Presley Peak and William Hawkins.

Erected 1979 by West Virginia Department of Culture and History.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Indigenous Peoples and Communities • Settlements & Settlers. In addition, it is included in the West Virginia Archives and History series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1780.

Location. 40° 3.186′ N, 80° 37.642′ W. Marker is in Triadelphia, West Virginia, in Ohio County. It is on National Road (U.S. 40) east of Chapel Mill Road (Local Route 8), on the left when traveling east. Marker is in front of City Hall. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Triadelphia WV 26059, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the Northern Panhandle.

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 territory of the Mississippian Culture.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: A different marker also named Triadelphia (a few steps from this marker); Veterans Memorial (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Revolutionary War Soldiers (approx. 1½ miles away); Grand Army of Republic (approx. 1.6 miles away); Elm Grove Stone Bridge

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(approx. 1.8 miles away); “Monument Place” (approx. 1.8 miles away); Osiris Temple Legion of Honor (approx. 1.8 miles away); a different marker also named Monument Place (approx. 1.8 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Triadelphia.

More about this marker. A blockhouse is a sturdy fortified building designed with ports for defensive firing and observation.

A second Triadelphia Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mike Wintermantel, January 4, 2014

2. A second Triadelphia Marker

This duplicate marker is to the left of the other Triadelphia marker.

Triadelphia Markers in front of City Hall image. Click for full size.

Photographed by J. J. Prats, August 27, 2006

3. Triadelphia Markers in front of City Hall

Triadelphia Markers image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mike Wintermantel, January 4, 2014

4. Triadelphia Markers

Credits. This page was last revised on May 9, 2023. It was originally submitted on December 10, 2006, by J. J. Prats of Powell, Ohio. This page has been viewed 2,598 times since then and 62 times this year. Last updated on May 9, 2023, by Bradley Owen of Morgantown, West Virginia. Photos: 1. submitted on December 10, 2006, by J. J. Prats of Powell, Ohio. 2. submitted on January 4, 2014, by Mike Wintermantel of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. 3. submitted on December 10, 2006, by J. J. Prats of Powell, Ohio. 4. submitted on January 4, 2014, by Mike Wintermantel of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. • J. Makali Bruton was the editor who published this page.