Andrew & Charles Lewis March
N 37° 52.162 W 080° 32.585
17S E 540187 N 4191419
A sign telling us about a march of the American Colonial army and the out come of the battle at Point Pleasant.
Waymark Code: WMKQWY
Location: West Virginia, United States
Date Posted: 05/19/2014
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Andrew & Charles Lewis March
The nearby highway is part of route traversing W. Va. from Lewisburg to Point Pleasant memorialized by the state to commemorate the march of the American Colonial army of 1,200 men led by Andrew & Charles Lewis. After a month's march this army defeated a Shawnee Indian force led by Cornstalk at the Battle of Point Pleasant on the banks of the Ohio & Kanawha rivers, October 10, 1774.
Marker Number: None shown on marker
Marker Title: Andrew & Charles Lewis March
Marker Location: South of Rt. 60
County or Independent City: Lewisburg, WV
Marker Program Sponsor: West Virginia Department of Culture and History, 1982
Web Site: Not listed
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