Meigs native recounts controversy over battle [WV]

Parkersburg News and Sentinel ^ | January 21, 2011 | JESS MANCINI

[WVNan]

Yes, I live practically on the battle ground. I’m a re-enactor and take part in the Battle Days event every Oct. Great town, great people. Most beautiful murals in the country depicting the town’s history on the flood walls. Come on over and see our many museums and murals and riverfront park.

[WVNan]

OH BOY! Finally, I will have a Freeper friend close by. Let me know when you are moving over. I’ll bring a pie.

[WVNan]

Good grief Charlie Brown, we’re not in the boonies. Huge shopping center in Huntington WV, great hospital in Gallipolis. An hour from Chillicathie (sp)which has one of the largest shopping areas in Ohio, Gallipolis is less than two hours from Columbus, and an hour from Charleston WV. And there is a Wal-Mart. LOL. Good schools and conservative people. My son lives in the Gallipolis area and owns the photography shop in Pt Pleasant (remember that when you want pictures of the kids. He’s the best around). Gee, I’m so excited. If you need any info, just freep mail.

[WVNan]

The article pretty much covers in a nutshell the controversy. It will most likely never be settled. We believe that Dunmore was part of the scheme to keep the Virginia militia out of the way of the British. He was a British sympothizer. That’s our story and we’re sticking to it. There are lots of accounts out there. The battle is also known as Lord Dunmore’s War.

[WVNan]

The Battle Monument at Tu-Endi-Wei Park on the battleground.

[WVNan]

Delta Queens last run. Docked at our Riverfront docks.

[WVNan]

One scene from the murals.

[WVNan]

Yes, the eyes do shine with reflected light. Mothman Festival is second or third week in Sept.

[AnalogReigns]

A lot of bad stuff happened in those years in that area, including the purposeful massacre of a Moravian Christian Delaware Indian settlement (96 (old) men, women and children) in the Gnadenhutten massacre, in 1782 near Gnadenhutten Ohio.

Pennsylvania militia did the deed (after taking control of the village, and thinking about it overnight) and were never brought to justice for the (outright) murders of these non-combatant civilians.

A shameful incident however you cut it.

[aculeus]

Interesting!

[Pharmboy]

Very interesting point. Thank you.

[SunkenCiv]

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[Dr. Scarpetta]

BTTT

[Pharmboy]

Excellent! Thanks for sharing all...