Mathew Arbuckle / Col. John Stuart
N 37° 48.360 W 080° 26.245
17S E 549523 N 4184439
A two sided sign telling about Mathew Arbuckle guiding General Andrew Lewis and about Col. John Stuart as a military and civil leader.
Waymark Code: WMKQ2C
Location: West Virginia, United States
Date Posted: 05/14/2014
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Mathew Arbuckle
Here lived Captain Mathew Arbuckle, who guided General Andrew Lewis and army from Lewisburg to Point Pleasant and took part in the battle which followed, 1774. For a time he was in command of Fort Randolph, later built here.
Col. John Stuart
Col. John Stuart built Stuart Manor, 1789, near Fort Stuart. He was a military and civil leader and led a company in the Battle of Point Pleasant. As clerk of Greenbrier County, he left many historic records. His first office is standing.
Marker Number: None shown on marker
Marker Title: Mathew Arbuckle / Col. John Stuart
Marker Location: East of Rt. 219
County or Independent City: Lewisburg, WV
Marker Program Sponsor: None shown on sign.
Web Site: Not listed
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