Border Heroes / Fort Donnally
N 37° 52.272 W 080° 30.178
17S E 543714 N 4191640
A two sided sign telling us about Fort Donnally and the attacks upon it.
Waymark Code: WMKQWR
Location: West Virginia, United States
Date Posted: 05/19/2014
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Border Heroes
Before the Fort Donnally attack, settlements had been warned by Philip Hammond and John Pryor, scouts at Point Pleasant, who, made up as Indians by Nonhelema, the sister of Cornstalk, passed and outran the Indians.
Fort Donnally
Built by Andrew Donnally a few miles north about 1771. Attack on this fort by 200 Indians in 1778 was second most important frontier engagement in the State. The fort was relieved by force under Col. John Stuart.
Marker Number: None shown on marker
Marker Title: Border Heroes / Fort Donnally
Marker Location: North of Rt 60
County or Independent City: Lewisburg, WV
Marker Program Sponsor: None shown on sign.
Web Site: Not listed
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