Nelsonville in Athens County, Ohio — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)
Camp Site of Lord Dunmore
Photographed by Craig Doda, April 19, 2025
1. Camp Site of Lord Dunmore Marker
In 1774, Lord Dunmore, British Royal Governor of Virginia, including what is now Kentucky, camped on this site while in pursuit of Shawnee Chief, Cornstalk and Mingo Chief, Logan. Native Americans had been raiding south of and along the Ohio River. Defeating the Indians in what is known as "Lord Dunmore's War", Chief Cornstalk agreed to stay north of the Ohio River. It was at the end of this conflict that Chief Logan gave his famous Lament; "Who is there to mourn Logan? Not one."
The original marker, erected here in 1938 by the Elizabeth Zane Dew Chapter, D.A.R. was stolen and replaced by Nelsonville Citizens in 2021. Its rock base was once used in the Hocking Canal which passed through Nelsonville along what is now Canal Street.
Erected 2021.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Indigenous Peoples and Communities • Military • Wars, US Indian • Waterways & Vessels. A significant historical year for this entry is 1774.
Location. 39° 27.71′ N, 82° 14.538′ W. Marker is in Nelsonville, Ohio, in Athens County. It is at the intersection of West Washington Street and Pine Grove
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Regionally, this marker is in Ohio’s Hocking Hills. It is also in the American Midwest, 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 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 marker: Hocking Canal Site (about 600 feet away, measured in a direct line); Nelsonville (approx. Ό mile away); Lockbourne Air Force Base Survival School (approx. 0.4 miles away); Veterans' Memorial (approx. half a mile away); Nelsonville-York - Remember 9/11/01 (approx. half a mile away); a different marker also named Nelsonville (approx. half a mile away); Hocking Valley Railway (approx. half a mile
Photographed by Craig Doda, April 19, 2025
2. Camp Site of Lord Dunmore Marker
Another marker is no longer nearby. Camp Site of Lord Dunmore (was within shouting distance of this marker but has been permanently removed).
Photographed by Craig Doda, April 19, 2025
3. Camp Site of Lord Dunmore Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on May 7, 2025. It was originally submitted on April 23, 2025, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio. This page has been viewed 204 times since then and 39 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on April 23, 2025, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.
