Livia S. Poffenbarger
N 38° 50.353 W 082° 08.420
17S E 401032 N 4299552
She lobbied for state purchase of Point Pleasant battlefield also know as Tu-Endie-Wei state park, where this marker is located.
Waymark Code: WMEX7Q
Location: West Virginia, United States
Date Posted: 07/17/2012
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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 for Congress to recognize site as first battle of Revolution. During WWI, organized Liberty Loan drive, which was used nationally. She died 27 October 1937.
Marker Number: none
Marker Title: Livia S. Poffenbarger
Marker Location: Tu-Endie-Wei state park in Point Pleasant
County or Independent City: Point Pleasant
Web Site: [Web Link]
Marker Program Sponsor: West Virginia Division of Archives and History, 2005
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