Andrew & Charles Lewis March
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dukemartin
N 37° 48.585 W 080° 48.958
17S E 516199 N 4184722
A quick description of the trail by Andrew & Charles Lewis plus the battle they fought at Point Pleasant.
Waymark Code: WMY9PK
Location: West Virginia, United States
Date Posted: 05/16/2018
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Andrew & Charles Lewis March
The nearby highway is part of route traversing W. Wa. 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 on sign
Marker Title: Andrew & Charles Lewis March
Marker Location: Rt 20
County or Independent City: Green Sulphur Springs, WV
Web Site: [Web Link]
Marker Program Sponsor: West Virginai Department of Culture and History, 1982
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