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Oh yea. They have a Revolutionary War ceremony in Point Pleasant every year. It is a wonderful little town.
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You know anything about this controversy?
Interesting- “first battle of the Revolution”
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My (western) PA ancestors on the western frontier of the Alleghenies were affected and suffered mightily because of “Dunmore’s war”
The Westmoreland County PA frontier town of my ancestors, Hannastown PA, was burned by Indians, half breeds, and Tories on 13 July 1782, and has been called by some the last battle of the American Revolution. Some of the dead fell and were buried in the field of my ancestor Dewalt Mechling. Some of the so-called Tories were said to have first attacked Hannastown during Dunmore’s war and came back to try to finish the job
http://www.deffler.com/family/nuggets/burning_of_hannastown.html
The Hannastown courthouse burned that day was also the last seat of English law built in America
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That entire area is full of history. Chief Cornstalk’s remains is there and it is believed that he cursed the entire area before he died in battle.
Very cool! We are moving to Gallipolis, OH, just minutes across the river from Point Pleasant. Actually, my dh is already working there and I am still in Arkansas with the kids for the next few months. And here I thought all Point Pleasant had going for it was the Mothman! LOL
I believe the DAR and the SAR will accept you for membership if you can prove that one of your ancestors fought on the Virginia side during the Battle of Point Pleasant (and/or during “Dunmore’s War”).
Therefore, no matter what others may judge, at least the DAR and the SAR count this battle and the associated “Dunmore’s War” as part of the American Revolution.
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.
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.
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