Benge's Gap
N 36° 54.784 W 082° 40.168
17S E 351282 N 4086530
A Virginia Historical Marker placed by the Department of Historical Resources in 1999.
Waymark Code: WMV0XE
Location: Virginia, United States
Date Posted: 02/04/2017
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Marker text:
Beginning in 1774, Chief Benge led a part of the Shawnee from the Ohio River on raids along the frontier. Benge, who was part white and part Cherokee, frequently captured slaves and then resold them; he also seized white women and children who were then adopted by various Indian groups. On 6 Apr. 1794, Benge attacked the Henry and Peter Livingston farm on the Holston River, took several residents prisoner, and marched them northeast. Three days later, when they entered the Powell Mountain gap just south, Lt. Vincent Hobbs and eleven Lee County militiamen ambushed them, killed Benge with the first volley, and freed the captives.
Department of Historic Resources, 1999
Marker Number: X 22
Marker Title: Benge's Gap
Marker Location: US 23 N at Overlook just before Norton.
County or Independent City: Wise County
Web Site: [Web Link]
Marker Program Sponsor: Department of Historic Resources
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