Original French Version: Lan 1749 du règne de Louis XV Roy de France
nous Céloron commandant d’un détachement
envoie par monsieur le Mis de la Galissoniere
commandant général de la Nouvelle France
pour rétablir la tranquillité dans . . . — — Map (db m42653) HM
Citizens of France sent the "Merci Train" to America in 1949, in appreciation for the supplies and helpt they received during and after World War II. A boxcar of gifts was sent to every state. Among the gifts sent to West Virginia were oak . . . — — Map (db m178633) HM
From the Kanawha’s mouth in May, 1778, George Rogers Clark set out to attack the British at Vicennes and Kaskaskia. The conquest of the Northwest by his little army of 175 men is ranked among the greatest exploits of all history — — Map (db m124201) HM
In honor of West Virginia Gold Star mothers who suffered the loss of a son or daughter while serving in our Armed Forces for the enduring freedom of these United States of America from the American Revolutionary War to present day
May God, . . . — — Map (db m178685) WM
Gordon and Mildred Jackson were responsible for the creation of a foundation that benefits charitable, scientific and educational pursuits in Mason County. The Jacksons became residents of 615 Main in early 1960. Mr. Jackson died in 1986 and Mrs. . . . — — Map (db m178667) HM
The Mutual Realty Company had this Cleveland berea stone and red brick building erected and was named The Spencer Hotel in honor of Honorable J. S. Spencer as an enduring monument. The doors were opened to the Spencer Hotel in 1904. A barbershop, . . . — — Map (db m125461) HM
Born 1805 in Ireland but moved to Mason County as a child. He served as sheriff and in both houses of Virginia legislature. Delegate to the first Wheeling convention, he was elected president of the first constitutional convention, serving 1861-62 . . . — — Map (db m125016) HM
Born May 6, 1821, Whaley served as a Union recruiter and colonel in the 9th WV Volunteer Infantry. He was captured November 10, 1861, in Guyandotte during the battle there but escaped. First elected to the U.S. Congress in 1861, in 1863 he became . . . — — Map (db m125031) HM
In memory of the veterans of Mason County during the Korean and Viet Nam Wars
May we always be grateful for their sacrifices and love for our great nation — — Map (db m178684) WM
Livia Nye Simpson, born 1 March
1862, was among youngest female
publishers in US with purchase of the
Point Pleasant State Gazette in 1888.
Organized a DAR chapter in 1901;
lobbied for state purchase of Point
Pleasant battlefield; and . . . — — Map (db m125330) HM
Lord Dunmore's War was, in a sense, a focal point in Western history. Here were gathered in either wing of the army the men, who by dint of daring enterprise, had made their way to the frontier and had carried American institutions across the . . . — — Map (db m178628) HM WM
In honor of Mason Countians who have made the supreme sacrifice for our country
In memory of the 46 who lost their lives in the Silver Bridge Disaster Dec. 15, 1967 — — Map (db m178682) HM WM
Civil War
Leonidas M. Godley •
William Baumgarner •
Samuel O. McElhinny •
William H. Barringer •
Hiram R. Howard •
Charles Schorn •
Joseph Vanmatre •
Joel Parsons
World War I
Chester H. West
World War II . . . — — Map (db m232708) WM
Early settlers are buried here. Among those
interred is Dr. Jesse Bennett, the first physician to
perform a successful caesarian section in America in
1794. The patient was his wife. Dr. Bennett's coffin
and 14-foot monument were relocated to . . . — — Map (db m189741) HM
About 1771 was proposed as the capital of a new colony, “Vandalia.” It was visited by early explorers: La Salle, 1669; Celeron, 1749; Gist, 1750; and Washington, 1770. Daniel Boone had a trading post here.
Fort Blair was built . . . — — Map (db m42651) HM
The city of Point Pleasant is located at the confluence of the Ohio and Kanawha Rivers. It is one of the oldest cities along the river. The city was first named by George Washington in 1770. While surveying the area, he named the point of land . . . — — Map (db m178603) HM
Point Pleasant Battle. Here, Oct. 10, 1774, General Andrew Lewis and a thousand Virginia riflemen defeated the federated Indian tribes led by Cornstalk. Known as the "first battle of the Revolution." It was the most important battle between . . . — — Map (db m42652) HM
Mitchell first established this building in the mercantile business with a specialty for supplies. There has been a business on this spot since that time. The Point Pleasant River Museum was established in 2003 with a focus on the history, the lore . . . — — Map (db m178636) HM
After a devastating fire on Sunday July 1, 2018 at 28 Main St., the City of Point Pleasant built a state of the art facility on these grounds, which was purchased by the Point Pleasant River Museum Board, to educate and explore the wonders of our . . . — — Map (db m239226) HM
In memory of Revolutionary Soldiers buried in Mason County, West Virginia. Graves known and unknown outside Tu-Endie-Wei Park.
Akerd (Eckerd) Andrew •
Aleshite (Aleshire), John C. •
Arbuckle, William •
Bumgardner, David •
Bryan, James . . . — — Map (db m125375) HM
Charleston, W.Va., native and one of only three Mountaineer boxers to win a national championship in the history of the program (1933-50) … captured the 1938 national title at 165 pounds and helped WVU earn a three-way tie of the national team title . . . — — Map (db m178680) HM
This was the battle line for the Battle of Point Pleasant, October 10, 1774. Chief Cornstalk's camp was north near Oldtown Creek. General Andrew Lewis' camp was south, at what is now known as Tu-Endie-Wei State Park. — — Map (db m126433) HM
Constructed in 1928, connected Point Pleasant and Kanauga, OH. Name credited to aluminum-colored paint used. First eye-bar suspension bridge of its type in the U.S. Rush hour collapse on 15 December 1967, resulted in 31 vehicles falling into the . . . — — Map (db m124202) HM
On December 15, 1967 at 4:58 pm, the 39-year-old Silver Bridge suddenly collapsed into the Ohio River during heavy rush hour and holiday season traffic. Forty-six lives were tragically lost. The cause of the collapse was a single hairline crack in a . . . — — Map (db m189713) HM
Site of
Silver Bridge Collapse
when 46 lives were lost
Dec. 15, 1967
Mayor
John C. Musgrave
City Clerk
Patty Burdette
City Council
Jack L. Fowler • Harry N. Rhodes
Russell V. Holland • Leonard F. Riffle
Howard Lee Miller . . . — — Map (db m42654) HM
[Front Plaque, Facing East.]
This monument was erected in the year 1909 in commemoration of the Battle of Point Pleasant, fought at the mouth of the Great Kanawha River, now in West Virginia, October 10, 1774. Between twelve hundred and . . . — — Map (db m22553) HM
[Top Inscription on Marker]
Dedicated to those militiamen who were
buried in the magazine and the surrounding battlefield
on OCTOBER 11, 1774
Col. Charles Lewis, Col. John Field, Capt. Thomas Buford,
Cpt. Robert McClenachan, . . . — — Map (db m20797) HM
Built in 1796 by Walter Newman as a tavern, it is currently a museum. This was the first hewn log house in the county and was used as an inn, residence, and a place of public entertainment. Because of its then splendid proportions, it was called the . . . — — Map (db m178635) HM
The “Mansion House” was built in 1796 by Walter Newman for a tavern. It was the first hewn log house in the Kanawha Valley and was made entirely by hand. Later it was enlarged and in 1901 the Daughters of the American Revolution aided by patriotic . . . — — Map (db m241973) HM
One Land, Many Competitors:
Bountiful and beautiful described the land around the Ohio River. Many American Indian tribes lived here and desired to protect their ways of using the land. While relying on the hunting prowess of Indians to . . . — — Map (db m178692) HM
In August of 1925, while steaming
into the port of Cincinnati, the boat
Sallie Marmet hit and sunk on this
anchor. The anchor was then raised
by diver Tom McGuffin and brought
to Point Pleasant, where it was
placed against the park flagpole . . . — — Map (db m125418) HM
Believed to have been a Shawnee altar stone made by the Water Panther Clan, which was Cornstalk's Clan, this stone was found at nearby Leon, WV, at 10-Mile Creek. The spiral shape of the tail is believed to represent the whirlpools that were in the . . . — — Map (db m178630) HM
West Virginia
(Mason County)
"The Mountain State" - western part of the Commonwealth of Virginia until June 20, 1863. Settled by the Germans and Scotch-Irish. It became a line of defense between the English and French during . . . — — Map (db m42650) HM
In memory of the men of Mason County who made the supreme sacrifice in World War II
Mason County men that gave their lives in World War II
Samuel W. Balch •
Zallie Barnett •
Charles P. Barnette •
Earl W. Boyer •
James P. Byus • . . . — — Map (db m178704) WM
Putnam County. Formed in 1848 from Cabell, Mason and Kanawha. Named for Gen. Israel Putnam, a Revolutionary War hero. The county is cut by trails made by American bison to the Ohio River. Its oldest town, Buffalo is named for them.
Mason . . . — — Map (db m178695) HM
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