Buckhannon / Frontier Days
N 38° 59.615 W 080° 13.904
17S E 566532 N 4316345
A two sided sign telling how Buckhannon was named and about the Pringle Tree.
Waymark Code: WMHEJF
Location: West Virginia, United States
Date Posted: 07/01/2013
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Buckhannon
Named for chief of Delaware Indians. John Jackson settled near in 1769. John Bush built a fort which was destroyed by Indians, 1782. A settlement which grew up there became the county seat of Harrison. W. Va. Wesleyan College is here.
Frontier Days.
To the north stood the giant tree in which Samuel and John Pringle made a home in 1764. In the Heavner Cemetery are the graves of Capt. William White, killed near the fort, and John Fink, killed near here during Indian raids.
Marker Number: none
Marker Title: Buckhannon / Frontier Days
Marker Location: At the intersection of Main and Locust Street in Buckhannon WV.
County or Independent City: Buckhannon, WV
Web Site: [Web Link]
Marker Program Sponsor: none shown on sign
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