Richard Blankenship - Princeton WV
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Don.Morfe
N 37° 21.950 W 081° 06.160
17S E 490908 N 4135461
Marker is located n front of the Mercer County Courthouse, 1501 Main St, Princeton, WV. Marker erected by West Virginia Department of Culture and History in 1979.
Waymark Code: WM18NXQ
Location: West Virginia, United States
Date Posted: 09/01/2023
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Marker is a standard West Virginia Historical Marker made of metal with black print on a white base. It is about 3' x 3' on a pole about 4 foot tall.
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RICHARD BLANKENSHIP
Richard Blankenship, Revolutionary War Soldier, was a member of Major James Robertson's company of New River Valley volunteers who fought at the Battle of Point Pleasant, October 10, 1774. He lived on a 33 acre farm 8 mi. southeast, at Ingleside, Mercer Co. and was recorded as an octogenarian in 1840 census. He was early settler, soldier and progenitor of many people in this area.
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