Near Churchville in Augusta County, Virginia — The American South (Mid-Atlantic)

Last Indian Clash

Photographed by J. J. Prats, May 2, 2010

1. Last Indian Clash Marker

Inscription. Near this spot in 1764, Shawnee Indians killed John Tremble (Trimble) in the last such event in Augusta County. During the preceding decade, a series of conflicts between Native Americans and European settlers occurred along the western frontier of the colonies. They included the French and Indian War (1754–1763), Cherokee War (1759–1761), and Pontiac’s War (1763–1764). Although Chief Pontiac conducted most of his warfare between Detroit and Pittsburgh, the effects of that conflict rippled up and down the frontier.

Erected 1997 by Virginia Department of Historic Resources. (Marker Number W-79.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Colonial Era • Indigenous Peoples and Communities • War, French and Indian • Wars, US Indian. In addition, it is included in the Virginia Department of Historic Resources (DHR) series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1764.

Location. 38° 12.75′ N, 79° 7.867′ W. Marker is near Churchville, Virginia, in Augusta County. It is on Churchville Road (U.S. 250) just west of Eagle Rock Lane (County Route 721), on the left when traveling

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west. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Churchville VA 24421, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Virginia’s Shenandoah Valley.

It is also in the American South

and specifically in the Upper South.

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,

one of the original Thirteen Colonies,

one of the Confederate States of America,

and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 5 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: James Edward Hanger (approx. 2 miles away); Mount Pleasant (approx. 3.3 miles away); Colonel George Moffett (approx. 3.3 miles away); West View (approx. 3.8 miles away); Confederate Civil Disobedience (approx. 3.8 miles away); Queen Miller Home (approx. 4.3 miles away); Project Dogwood: Staunton's Tradition Reborn (approx. 4.4 miles away); Lt. Col. Jacob Earl "Shorty" Manch (approx. 4½ miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Churchville.

More about this marker.

Photographed by J. J. Prats, May 2, 2010

2. Last Indian Clash Marker

This marker replaces a marker from the late 1920s with the same number titled “Last Indian Raid” which reads “Near this spot, in 1774, John Trimble was killed by Indians in the last raid in Augusta County.”

Credits. This page was last revised on January 27, 2022. It was originally submitted on May 8, 2010, by J. J. Prats of Powell, Ohio. This page has been viewed 14,792 times since then and 245 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on May 8, 2010, by J. J. Prats of Powell, Ohio.