Triadelphia
Posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member Paintedwarrior
N 40° 03.186 W 080° 37.644
17T E 531780 N 4433717
One of two signs in the area telling how Triadelphia WV got its name.
Waymark Code: WMDFG1
Location: West Virginia, United States
Date Posted: 01/09/2012
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member tiki-4
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Triadelphia

Named for three friends. Near this spot, on Middle Wheeling Creek, Jonathan Link built a blockhouse in 1780. Next year a band of 20 Indians killed Link and two companions and captured and tomahawked Presley Peak and William Hawkins.
Marker Number: none

Marker Title: Triadelphia

Marker Location: West side of Route 40

County or Independent City: Triadelphia

Web Site: [Web Link]

Marker Program Sponsor: West Virginia Department of Culture and History, 1979
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