Camp Site of Lord Dunmore

1774

Photographed by J. J. Prats, July 14, 2008

1. Camp Site of Lord Dunmore Marker

Inscription.
Rock weights were in drawbridge at Harper Street crossing of Hocking Canal.

Erected 1938 by Elizabeth (illegible) Chapter, Daughters of the American Revolution.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Colonial Era • Settlements & Settlers. In addition, it is included in the Daughters of the American Revolution series list.

Location. Marker has been permanently removed. It was located near 39° 27.696′ N, 82° 14.526′ W. Marker was in Nelsonville, Ohio, in Athens County. It was at the intersection of Canal Street (U.S. 33) and Pine Grove Drive, on the right when traveling east on Canal Street. Touch for map. Marker was at or near this postal address: 558 Old U.S 33, Nelsonville OH 45764, United States of America.

We have been informed that this marker is no longer there and will not be replaced. This page is an archival view of what was.

Regionally, this marker was in Ohio’s Hocking Hills.

It was also in the American Midwest,

in the Ohio River Valley,

in Appalachia,

and specifically in Northern Appalachia. Globally,

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it was in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it found itself in what was once the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Confederacy,

the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

and the Northwest Territory.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this location: A different marker also named Camp Site of Lord Dunmore (within shouting distance of this marker); Hocking Canal Site (about 500 feet away, measured in a direct line); Nelsonville (approx. ¼ mile away); Lockbourne Air Force Base Survival School (approx. 0.4 miles away); Veterans' Memorial (approx. 0.4 miles away); Nelsonville-York - Remember 9/11/01 (approx. half a mile away); Hocking Valley Railway (approx. half a mile away); a different marker also named Nelsonville (approx. half a mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Nelsonville.

Also see . . . Lord Dunmore’s War: The Battle of Point Pleasant. Warfare History Network website entry:
Shawnee Indians and Virginians waged a thunderous and bloody battle at Point Pleasant during the conflict now known as Lord

Camp Site of Lord Dunmore Monument image. Click for full size.

Photographed by J. J. Prats, July 14, 2008

2. Camp Site of Lord Dunmore Monument

Monument is constructed from the rock counterweights of a nearby drawbridge over the Hocking Canal.

Dunmore's War. (Submitted on September 8, 2024, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York.)

Camp Site of Lord Dunmore D.A.R. Monument image. Click for full size.

Photographed by J. J. Prats, July 14, 2008

3. Camp Site of Lord Dunmore D.A.R. Monument

Credits. This page was last revised on April 30, 2025. It was originally submitted on August 30, 2008, by J. J. Prats of Powell, Ohio. This page has been viewed 3,043 times since then and 36 times this year. Last updated on April 23, 2025, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on August 30, 2008, by J. J. Prats of Powell, Ohio. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.