McColloch's Leap - Wheeling, West Virginia
Posted by: BruceS
N 40° 04.796 W 080° 43.331
17T E 523686 N 4436666
Relief honoring heroic actions of Army officer in Wheeling, West Virginia.
Waymark Code: WMK1HE
Location: West Virginia, United States
Date Posted: 01/29/2014
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From Smithsonian Art Inventory:
A rectangular stone monument with a bronze relief tablet on one side. The relief depicts Major Sam McColloch and his horse sliding down Wheeling Hill to avoid Indians in the September 1777 siege of Ft. Henry. A pine tree is depicted behind McColloch, with hills visible under the tree branches, and rocks in the foreground.
The bronze tablet is inscribed as follows:
McColloch's Leap
Major Samuel McColloch
Daring Scout Gallant Soldier
While Attempting The Relief Of
Fort Henry At Wheeling
September 1777
Escaped An Overwhelming Body Of Indians
By Forcing His Horse Over This Precipice
Erected By
The Society Of The Daughters Of The Revolution
In West Virginia
1917