Point Pleasant Battleground

  • Also known As: Tu-Endie-Wei State Park

  • Address: Main and 1st Sts
  • Vicinity: SW corner
  • Travel Genus: Sight
  • Sight Category: Site


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Timeline

Y/M/D Person Association Description Composition Food Event
Y/M/D Person Association Description Composition Food Event
1770/11/03 Col William Crawford Work Washington camps at Point Pleasant on a trip down the Ohio, November 31 and November 3, 1770, to claim land for himself and his officers.
1770/11/03 Dr James Craik Work Washington camps at Point Pleasant on a trip down the Ohio, November 31 and November 3, 1770, to claim land for himself and his officers.
1770/11/03 George Washington Work Washington camps at Point Pleasant on a trip down the Ohio, November 31 and November 3, 1770, to claim land for himself and his officers.
1774/10/10 James Harrod American Commander Captain Harrod's company arrives around midnight on 10 October after the Battle of Point Pleasant. Lord Dunmore's War
1774/10/10 William Russell (Patriot) Virginia Militia Virginia militia battle members of the Shawnee and Mingo tribes at the Battle of Point Pleasant. Lord Dunmore's War
1774/10/10 John Tipton (frontiersman) Captain Virginia militia battle members of the Shawnee and Mingo tribes at the Battle of Point Pleasant. Lord Dunmore's War
1774/10/10 John Murray, Lord Dunmore British Commander Virginia militia battle members of the Shawnee and Mingo tribes at the Battle of Point Pleasant. Lord Dunmore's War
1776/06/00 Jacob Persinger Soldier The first Fort Randolph is built at the confluence of the Ohio and Kanawha Rivers

Places

PlaceAsNotedInType
PlaceAsNotedInType
Fort Randolph

Data »

Particulars for Point Pleasant Battleground:
Cultural Affiliation American Military
Historic Use Battle site
Area of Significance Historic - aboriginal
Area of Significance Historic and non-aboriginal
Criteria Historic Event
Criteria Information Potential
Area of Significance Military
Level of Significance National
Area of Significance Politics-government
Owner Private
Historic Use Restaurant
Cultural Affiliation Shawnee
Sight Category Site
Owner State



US National Registry of Historic Places Data »

Accurate at time of registration:

PLACE DETAILS
Registry Name:
Registry Address:
Registry Number: 70000656
Resource Type:
Owner: Private, Local, State
Architectural Style: No style listed
CULTURAL DETAILS
Level of Significance: National
Area of Significance: Historic - aboriginal, Historic and non-aboriginal, Military, Politics-government
Applicable Criteria: Event, Information Potential
Cultural Affiliation: Shawnee, American,military
Period of Significance: 1750-1799
Significant Year: 1774, 1796
Historic Function: Defense, Commerce, Trade
Historic Sub-Function: Restaurant, Battle site
Current Function: Recreation and Culture, Landscape
Current Sub-Function: Museum Park

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