Andrew & Charles Lewis March
N 37° 51.087 W 080° 31.888
17S E 541218 N 4189437
Marker commemorating the route of Lewis' army to the Battle of Point Pleasant.
Waymark Code: WM5WF6
Location: West Virginia, United States
Date Posted: 02/20/2009
Views: 15
"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 and Kanawha Rivers, October 10, 1774."
Marker Title: Andrew & Charles Lewis March
Marker Location: Roadside
County or Independent City: Greenbrier County
Web Site: [Web Link]
Marker Program Sponsor: West Virginia Department of Culture and History
Marker Number: Not listed
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