Triadelphia
Posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member Paintedwarrior
N 40° 03.184 W 080° 37.652
17T E 531769 N 4433713
One of two signs in the area telling how Triadelphia got its name. This sign has a colored state seal on top of it.
Waymark Code: WMDFG2
Location: West Virginia, United States
Date Posted: 01/09/2012
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member tiki-4
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Triadelphia

Named for three friends. Near this spot, on Middle Wheeling Creek, Jonathan Link built a blockhouse in 1780. Next year a band of 20 Indians killed Link and two companions and captured and tomahawked Presley Peak and William Hawkins.
Marker Number: none

Marker Title: Triadelphia

Marker Location: West side of Route 40

County or Independent City: Triadelphia

Web Site: [Web Link]

Marker Program Sponsor: none
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