Cartmill's (Cartmell) Gap
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Markerman62
N 37° 33.400 W 079° 39.565
17S E 618407 N 4157472
A conflict during the Seven Years' War was nearby.
Waymark Code: WM16RBR
Location: Virginia, United States
Date Posted: 09/23/2022
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Cartmill’s Gap, just northwest, is named for Henry Cartmill, who acquired land nearby on Purgatory Creek. During the Seven Years’ War (1756-1763), conflicts between Indians and settlers increased in this area. In July 1757, Shawnee Indians attacked several nearby farmsteads, including the Robert Renick settlement a few miles north of here. Renick was killed, while his wife and children were captured and taken to the Ohio Country. A neighbor, Hannah Dennis, was also captured; her husband, Joseph, and their child were among those killed. A party of settlers pursued the Shawnee and killed at least nine of them in a skirmish before the Shawnee escaped through Cartmill's Gap.
Department of Historic Resources, 2016
Marker Number: A-92
Marker Title: Cartmill's (Cartmell) Gap
Marker Location: On the northbound entrance ramp of I-81 at Exit 168, VA 614 and old US 11, Greyledge
County or Independent City: Botetourt County
Web Site: Not listed
Marker Program Sponsor: Not listed
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