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Thomas, John and E. C. Burlingame, plasterers and contrac- tors; J. B. Clark, cashier New Martinsville Bank; J. W. Schmied, assistant cashier New Martinsville Bank; John M. Nulf, ex-deputy circuit clerk, ex-town recorder, ex-school teacher and now pension agent; Mack Snodgrass, justice of the peace; C. S. Farmer, justice of the peace; William H. Truex, constable Magnolia Distriet; G. M. Founds, member of council and manager New Martinsville Grocery Company ; Benjamin C. Bridgeman, retired farmer.
Prehistoric Mounds and Relics.
On the farm now owned by John G. McEldowney, within the corporate limits of New Martinsville, there once existed a mound of pre-historic origin. It was situated a short dis- tance below the fair, grounds, on a bit of ground detachca, but not far from the river bank-a sort of "high-water" island, in that the ordinary stages of water did not isolate the mound from the shore land. As late as 1850 the inhabitants of the town enjoyed the place as a kind of resort ; and it was pointed out to visitors as one of New Martinsville's greatest wonders. Stone hatchets, spears, necklaces and arrow heads of peculiar designs were taken from the mound; but of all things un- carthed by searchers for relics an "image of an unknown god," moukled from pure gold, attracted the greatest attention and wonder. "It was about 10 inches high, having a base like an ornament. Possibly had the image been able to talk, it could have made clear the history of some of the prehistoric raees. One thing is quite certain : The Indians of America, so far as known, were never worshippers of idols; therefore, the 'god image' above referred to was not of their production.
The writer is informed that the late Captain Robert Mc- Eldowney was the discoverer of the above mentioned relic, and that he loaned the curiosity to Willis DeHaas, an anti- quarian and agent for the Smithsonian Institute, who was then writing a history of the border wars of Western Virginia and who was authorized by the president of that institution to purchase it, but the owner refused to sell at any price. John C. MeEldowney, Jr., in his History of Wetzel County,
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says: "The image was afterwards returned to Mr. Melldow- ney, who again loaned it to another party-a man by name Fenton MeCabe-who soon left town, taking the valued relic with him, and it was never seen by the owner after that time."
It is related that Mrs. George Martin found a copper relic near the same mound. It was in the shape of a half moon. Copper wrist-bands were found in a rock mound near the site of the old reservoir, on Martin hill, above this town, a few years since.
Through the agencies of relic hunters and high waters the old river mound has long since disappeared and the Ohio River now flows with an unbroken sweep over the place once sacred to the memory of plighted troth of lad and lassie whose bones now lie mouldering in silent tombs. For it is said that the old mound was a favorite trysting place for beaux and belles in the early days of New Martinsville.
This old town now boasts of more single young men and women of marriageable age than any other town of its size in the Ohio Valley. Oh, what a pity the old mound is gone!
NEW CUMBERLAND.
The ground on which New Cumberland now stands was part of a tract taken up by George Chapman in 1783. The town was laid out by John Cuppy in 1839 and was given the name of Vernon, but subsequently changed to its present name.
New Cumberland is the county seat of Hancock County. the extreme northwestern county in the State. The county was formed by an act of the General Assembly of Virginia, January 15, 1848, and named in honor of the first signer of the Declaration of Independence.
The first court was held at New Manchester (now Fair- view), at the home of Samuel G. Allison, the justices consti- tuting the court being John Pittinger, David Pugh, Andrew Henderson. John Gardner, David Wylie, William H. Grafton and John Mayhew. Later on the seat of justice was removed to New Cumberland.
The population of the town is now about 2,000. being 305
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less than twenty years ago ; 198 less than in 1900 and 193 more than in 1910.
The town officials at present are: J. L. DeBolt, mayor; J. W. Chambers, recorder ; E. A. Hart, solicitor, and Dr. F. P. Beaumont, president of the Board of Health.
Churches.
First Presbyterian, Rev. W. E. Allen, pastor.
Methodist Protestant, Rev. A. H. Ackley, pastor. Christian, Rev. Stewart.
Methodist Episcopal. Rev. Wellington, pastor.
New Cumberland has one bank, the First National, with J. A. Campbell, president, and J. F. Brandon, Sr., cashier.
Newspapers.
Hancock County Independent. R. M. Brown, editor. Hancock County Courier, J. C. Phallenburg, editor.
Manufacturing Establishments.
Mack Manufacturing Company. American Sewer Pipe Company, Acme Clay Works and West Virginia Fire Clay Mfg. Company.
The "Commercial" is the principal hotel of the town.
There are about seventeen retail establishments in the town and three miles of paved streets.
New Cumberland School Faculty-W. A. Hiscock, Supt. HIGH SCHOOL-Ethel Lillian Newton, principal. Grades-Flora Brandon, Estella Kirker. Annie Cullen, Eleanor Petterson, Julia Turley, Elsie Campbell, Elizabeth William- son, Lena Cooper and Anne Shetter.
Term, 9 months. Total enrollment, 395.
PARKERSBURG, WOOD COUNTY.
(The writer is indebted to the Parkersburg State Journal of 1896 for much of the information contained in the following concerning the early history of Parkersburg.)
There was a settlement at the mouth of the Little Kana- .
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wha as early as 1773. In that year Robert Thornton of Penn- sylvania obtained a settlement title to 400 acres of land at this point. In 1783 this was confirmed to him. In December of that year the lands were surveyed for Alexander Parker of Pennsylvania, assignee of Thornton, and in July, 1787, his title was confirmed by the State and a patent issued by Bev- erly Randolph, Governor of Virginia. Parker died in 1800. and the land descended to his daughter Mary, and the title being disputed, a suit followed, which continued until 1809. when the Parker heirs gained possession, and on December 11th. 1810, the town was laid out and named Parkersburg. in honor of Alexander Parker. It was incorporated by an act of the State Legislature January 22, 1820.
The first court was held August 12. 1799, at the residence of Hugh Phelps. During that session the court fixed the loca- tion for the court house at Neal's Station. John Neal and Peter Misner were recommended to the governor as suitable persons for coroner and Harman Blennerhasset, John Neale. Daniel Kincheloe. Jacob Beeson and Hezekiah Buckey for justices. John Stephenson was appointed commissioner at the November term, 1799. On October 13. 1800, the court ordered that necessary buildings be erected on the lands of Isaac Williams, on the Ohio, opposite the mouth of the Mus- kingum River, where Williamstown now stands, and that court be held at the house of Isaac Williams. Here, on November 10. 1800. the next term of court was held, and the question of a location of the county seat again came up, and. being put to a vote, the majority decided in favor of the house of Hugh Phelps, and the court adjourned to meet there the following day. Court met at Phelps' residence on the 11th, pursuant to adjournment order of the previous day, and it was then ard there agreed that the point above the mouth of the Little Ka- nawha River at the union of said Kanawha and Ohio Rivers, on land owned by John Stokey, was the proper place for the seat of justice, and it was accordingly ordered that the neces- sary buildings be erected thereon. The court adjourned to meet "at a point at the upper side of the Little Kanawha, where a block house has been built."
Pursuant to an order passed by the court in February.
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1802, a jail, stocks and pillory were built on the grounds se- lected for that purpose by James G. Laidley, the contractor.
From the time of the incorporation of the town in 1820 until the fifties Parkersburg grew slowly and was one of the small river villages.
In 1840 a branch of the Northwestern Bank of Virginia was established in Parkersburg, which flourished and pros- pered for twenty-five years, until it was merged into the Park- ersburg National Bank in 1865. The establishment of this bank in Parkersburg in 1840, as a branch of the Wheeling bank, gave to this section banking facilities of a high order and added much to the trading importance of the place. The Ohio River was the main artery of trade, though the North- western and Staunton turnpikes did much passenger and freight and express business. The first steamboat that reach .d the town of Elizabeth was the Scioto Belle, in 1842, but, until slack-water was introduced, navigation on the Little Kanawha was mainly by barge and canoes.
The first great development in the history of the town, which gave it a new impetus leading to its future greatness, was the building and completion of the railroad from Grafton to Parkersburg. It was commenced late in December, 1852, and opened to Parkersburg, May 1, 1857, giving Parkersburg a direct rail outlet to the cast. It was not until the early sev- enties that the bridge across the Ohio River was built and a direct rail line, without transfer, had to Cincinnati.
Another great event in the history of Parkersburg was the discovery of petroleum in Wirt County in the year 1860, and the wonderful influx of capital and people into this section during the next six months thereafter. The war breaking out checked, to a great extent, the growth of Parkersburg at that time ; but with the return of peace and the development of the oil fields at Horse Neck, Volcano, Petroleum, Burning Springs and other points, the building of refineries, the pipe line of the West Virginia Transportation Company, and the location of large manufacturing industries, Parkersburg commenced to go steadily toward the front, and early in the seventies had at- tained a growth and standing in the State second only to Wheeling.
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Parkersburg has since taken fourth place in population, Huntington now being second and Charleston third. This. however, does not mean that Parkersburg is, by any means, on the standstill. It only means that her progress is not so rapid as that of the others named.
The history of the city from 1860 on has been one of con- tinual expansion, and the adoption of city improvements, the extension of its trade and commerce, until the building of the Ohio River Railroad in 1884, gave the town a still greater impulse and development.
Parkersburg is 395 miles from Baltimore, 195 miles from Cincinnati and 190 miles from Pittsburgh. It has most ex- cellent transportation facilities by both rail and water.
The population of Parkersburg in 1910 was 17,842. It is probably near the 20,000 mark now.
Following are some of the principal industries of Parkers- burg: Standard Oil Refineries, Parkersburg Chair Factory, Parkersburg Iron and Steel Company, Bently and Gering Fur- niture Factory, Baldwin Shovel Factory, Parkersburg Rig and Reel Company, Vitrolite Company, Standard Milk Bottle Manufacturing Company, United States Roofing and Tile Company.
Banks.
First National Bank, Second National Bank, Parkersburg National Bank, Farmers and Mechanics National Bank, Wood County Bank. Union Trust and Deposit Company. The Citi- zens Trust and Guaranty Company of West Virginia makes a specialty of the bonding business.
Newspapers.
The Parkersburg Sentinel, the State Journal and the Parkersburg News are popular newspapers, having a wide cir- culation.
Hotels.
The Chancellor, the Blennerhasset and the Monroe are popular hotels in the city.
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Parkersburg is well provided with schools. In addition to the High School there are thirteen graded schools, as fol- lows: Mckinley, Jefferson, Nash, Park, Garfield, Emerson, Thirteenth Street, Willard, Beechwood. Neale, Riverside, Kraft, Core and Sumner schools, aggregating 105 teachers.
The High School faculty for 1913-14 is as follows: I. B. Bush, superintendent: F. M. Longanecker, principal; Oscar S. Guy, commercial : Dora Rogers, English ; Nellie Merriman, Latin ; Elizabeth Bailey, Mathematics: Laura B. Moore, Ger- man; James W. Ferrell, Science; John L. Stewart, Bio. Sci- ence : Bonnie Kerr, French ; Nellie Taylor, English ; Howard M. Quick, Mathematics ; Effie Spencer, History ; G. W. Adams, Commercial : Gertrude Meerwein, German ; R. R. Bloss, Man- ual Training : Luanna Carman, Domestic Science; F. M. Wray, History : Clara Lytle, English; Gertrude Humphrey, English and Latin; Bess Anderson, Hygiene and English ; Mildred Core, principal's office.
MCKINLEY SCHOOL-D. C. Tabler, principal ; I. J. LeFevre, Manual Training : Lola Heldrick, Domestic Science ; Mattie Smith. Minnie Rinewald, May Beckwith, Anna Crooks. Helen Tracewell, Mary Weidman, Maude Spencer, Mary Shetler. Lillian Kerr, Kate Mckay, Ranie Heaton, Maude Mallory and Beachia Rounds, Departmental : Frances Moore. 2d : Ora Wells, 2d : Bonnie Heydenreich, 2d : Ada Weyer, Ist ; Winifred Cox, Ist : Robin Smith, Ist : Ruth Bailey, Domestic Science.
JEFFERSON SCHOOL-R. A. McPherson, principal : Ely Petty, Lulu McHenry, Edith Creel, Grace Warner, Anna Clouse, Dora Hutzler, Anna Harrigan, Julia Moore, Elvie Daly and Jeanette Baughman, teachers.
NASH SCHOOL-I. F. Stewart, principal ; Leona Trace- wall. Lucile MeCurdy, Sallie Adock, Lulu Gale, Georgia Bar- nett, Mattie Hursey, Isabella Anderson, Lulu Landon, Eva Wells, Valetta Henske, Gertrude Armstrong and Catherine Leonard, teachers.
PARK SCHOOL-A. B. Cummins, principal ; E. L. Hart- man, Linna Davis, Ivadelle Elliott, Anna Alexander, Cecil Mc- Pherson, Nancy Marsh, Virginia Pennybacker. Effie Johnson,
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Blanche Clinton, Clara Gillespie, Carrie Keever, Thirza Clin- ton and Mildred Martin, teachers.
GARFIELD SCHOOL- Emma J. Hoffman, principal ; Lou Sleeth, Beulah Wagner, Mrs. Eva Roberts, Sarah Rogers, Lena Pfuderer and Marie MeKim, teachers.
EMERSON SCHOOL-Thomas J. Wigal, principal ; Blanche Harper, Lyda Wilcox, Emma Hall, Bess Stephens, Chelle Nowery, Ora Hupp, Mabel Stoetzer and Mildred Swearingen, teachers.
THIRTEENTH STREET SCHOOL-Rosa A. Curry, principal : Muna Musgrave, Jessie Lowther and Ethel Wand- ling, teachers.
WILLARD SCHOOL-Mrs. Carrie Caldwell, principal. and Leona Wertenbaker, teacher.
BEECHWOOD SCHOOL-Thomas Powell, principal, and Vivian Beard, teacher.
NEALE SCHOOL-F. B. Locke, principal ; Georgia Le- masters and Josephine Smith, teachers.
RIVERSIDE SCHOOL-Dora Alleman, teacher.
KRAFT SCHOOL-B. E. Hanes, teacher.
CORE SCHOOL- - J. G. Fankhauser, teacher.
SUMNER SCHOOL-J. R. Jefferson, principal ; 11. 1). Hazlewood, Edgar P. Westmoreland and Eva S. Davis, teachers.
GRADES-Esther Colston, Alberta MeClung and Berna- dine Peyton.
Supervisors Nannie Vinton, Evelyn S. Doodsell and Edith McCormick.
Retired Substitutes- Elizabeth Hinkley and Mary Tav- ener.
Substitutes Nellie R. Bohn, stenographer, superintend- ent's office.
School term, nine and one-half months.
Churches.
All of the leading religious denominations are represente I in Parkersburg. most of whom have fine church homes.
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PENNSBORO, the principal town in Ritchie County, is located on the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad, 42 miles from Parkersburg, 40 miles from Clarksburg and 62 miles from Grafton. It has a population of about 1,000.
The Ritchie County Fair Ground is located about two miles below Pennsboro, on the Lorama Railroad. The annual fair of Ritchie County is always looked forward to as an im- portant event in that section.
Town Officials.
1. L. Fordyce, Mayor ; Grant Luzader, Recorder ; W. H. Lantz, G. P. Sigler, W. M. Cowell, J. L. Foster and E. B. Hill, Councilmen.
Churches.
Methodist Protestant, Rev. H. P. McCulty, pastor.
Methodist Episcopal, Rev. Stephen, pastor. United Brethren, C. B. Gruber, pastor.
Presbyterian; Episcopalian ; Catholic; without resident pastors.
Saints, Mrs. Mary Dulin, pastor.
Banks.
Citizens National. A. Broadwater, president; Lon Weekly, cashier.
First National, Okey E. Nutter, president, and J. O. McDougal, cashier.
Farmers and Merchants, Tom Strickling, president, and H. J. Scott, cashier.
Newspapers.
Pennsboro News, J. A. Warddell, editor.
Manufacturing Establishments.
Pennsboro Furniture Co., Starr Lumber Co., Pennsboro Marble Co., Cigar Factory.
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Hotels.
Brown, Arlington, and Stone House are the principal hotels of the town.
Wholesale and Retail Establishments.
Pennsboro has one wholesale grocery store, eight general stores, one drug store, one meat shop, one fruit store, one grain and feed store, one fuel store, two restaurants, one jewelry store, three millinery stores.
There were about 500 feet of pavement put down last fall and more to follow in the near future.
The water system of Pennsboro is first class.
School Faculty.
Goff D. Ramsey, Principal.
HIGH SCHOOL-Goff D. Ramsey, English and Science ; Thomas Lambert, Mathematics, Latin and History.
GRADES-Ira Taylor. Ida Shannon, Maude Gabbert, Edith Cottrill. Maude Richards, Sara A. Pew, and Ora McDougal.
School Term-High. 9 months; Grades, 8 months, En- rollment, 285.
PHILIPPI, the seat of justice of Barbour County, was established as a town February 14, 1814 the year following the formation of the county. The town and county were both named in honor of the same person Philip P. Barbour, a former governor of Virginia. This town has the distinction of being the first battle ground of the Civil War in West Vir- ginia. Col. George A. Porterfield had been sent to Grafton to organize a sufficient number of troops to guard the Par- kersburg and Wheeling divisions of the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad. Receiving information that Federal troops were advancing on him from Thornton and Webster, he proceeded to Philippi, where he made a halt. The Federals, marching
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from Webster, reached Philippi on June 3rd, 1861, and opened fire on the town, resulting in the flight of Colonel Porterfie'd's command in a disorderly rout. Another skirmish betwee , the Federal and Confederate forces was had at Philippi on March 20, 1862.
Philippi is located on the east bank of the Tygart's Valley River, on the Grafton and Belington branch of the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad. The road was formerly a narrow gauge, called the Grafton & Greenbrier, but the Baltimore &- Ohio Company purchased it in 1891, about the time of the completion of the extension of the West Virginia Central from Elkins to Belington-the writer being the first joint station agent for the two roads at the latter point. Shortly after the purchase of the narrow gauge by the B. & O., that company converted the line into a standard gauge. Philippi is 24 miles from Grafton and 177 miles from Belington.
The population of Philippi in 1890 was 328; in 1900, 665 ; in 1910, 1038, and at the present time (1914), about 1200.
Philippi has five churches, namely: Baptist, Rev. W. B. Pimm, pastor ; Methodist Episcopal, Rev. C. E. Bissell, pastor ; Methodist Episcopal South, Rev. L. S. Auvil, pastor : United Brethren, Rev. G. S. Hanleiter, pastor ; Presbyterian, unsup- plied.
Newspapers.
Philippi Republican, George M. Kittle, editor.
Barbour Democrat, A. S. Poling, editor.
Banks.
Citizens National Bank, Samuel V. Woods, President ; E. R. Dyer, Vice-President; R. E. Talbott, Cashier : J. E. Woodford, Assistant Cashier.
First National Bank, E. H. Crim, President ; W. T. Ice. Jr., Vice-President ; D. J. Taft, Cashier; A. S. Hawkins, Assistant Cashier.
Peoples Bank, M. D. Riley, President; J. Hop. Woods, Vice-President ; F. T. Willis, Cashier; J. Stanley Corder, Assistant Cashier.
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Town Officials.
William A. Mason, Mayor; D. G. Burner, City Clerk : W. D. Dadisman, A. S. Hawkins. W. O. Davis, M. J. Bennett, and Edmont Whitchair, Councilmen.
Hotels.
The Geneva and The Philippi are the principal hotels of the town.
The town owns its own electric light plant. Gas is prin- cipally used for heating purposes.
There are about 19 stores, including two drug stores.
Philippi is lacking in manufacturing establishments. This condition exists more, perhaps, for the want of "push" than for the lack of inducements.
Schools.
Broaddus College is located here, having been removed from Clarksburg in 1909. This institution was formerly con- ducted at Winchester, Va., by Rev. Edward J. Willis, a Baptist minister, and in 1876 was removed to Clarksburg, and for a time occupied the old Bartlett Hotel building in that city, the site of which now belongs to the Court House Park. In 1878 a large brick building was constructed in Hay- mond's grove, and the school was moved into it. The property was sold in 1908, and, as above stated, the institution was removed to Philippi, where it is doing excellent work. The school has about 250 pupils this year.
The following named persons compose the public school faculty of Philippi :
O. J. Woodford, Superintendent.
HIGH SCHOOL O. I. Woodford, Science, Mathematics and History ; Stelia Wilson, Principal. Language and History. GRADES C. 11 .. Poling, Clyde Poling. Erma Marsh. B. Mason. Harrietta Chriship and Lillian Kemper.
Enrollment. 260. Term. High School. 9 months : Grades. 8 months.
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County Officials.
Warren B. Kittle, Judge, Nineteenth Judicial Circuit ; Albert C. Jenkins, Prosecuting Attorney; C. W. Brandon, Clerk Circuit Court ; S. F. Hoffman, Clerk County Court ; Arthur F. Bennett, Sheriff ; Clerphas Marsch, County Superin- tendent Schools; Ellsworth Wilson, County Surveyor; E. E. Musick, Assessor.
POINT PLEASANT.
POINT PLEASANT, the seat of justice of Mason County, is said to be the oldest English town on the Ohio River south of Pittsburgh. Christopher Gist, an Englishman employed as a surveyor for the Ohio Land Company, is sup- posed to have been the first white man to set foot upon the ground where Point Pleasant now stands. History records that "in 1749 he set forth on a tour of exploration north of the Ohio, and in 1750, on his return, reached the mouth of the Great Kanawha River, from whence he made a thorough exploration of the country north of the river."
In another chapter we have recorded the adventures of Mary Engles, who was taken prisoner by the Indians, July 8, 1755, at the Draper's Meadow massacre, at Blacksburg. Virginia, and on her way to captivity beyond the Ohio, she, with her captors, passed through where Point Pleasant now. stands, returning by the same route four months later, after effecting her escape from the savages. Thus Mrs. Engles was the first white woman to look upon the spot which, 19 years later, marked the first real battle ground of the Revolution. Next to Wheeling, Point Pleasant is perhaps the most noted historic spot in West Virginia. Here, in 1774, Gen. Andrew Lewis, in command of 1100 provincials. was attacked by a large Indian army composed of Delawares, Mingoes, Iroquois, Wyandottes and Shawanese, in command of the celebrated Shawanese chief, Cornstalk, assisted by the no less noted Mingo chief, Logan, in which battle the whites, after many hours' hard fighting, finally put the enemy to rout. The loss on both sides was heavy, that of the whites being 75 killed
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and 140 wounded. Colonels Charles Lewis and John Field; Captains Morrow, Buford, Ward. Murray, Cundiff, Wilson and MeClenachan; Lieutenants Allen, Goldsby and Dillon were among the slain. The Indians' loss, though very heavy. was never exactly known to the whites. This battle occurred on Monday, October 10, 1774.
llere, on November 10, 1777, were murdered Cornstalk, his son Ellinipsico, Red Hawk, a Delaware chici, and another Indian chief, in retaliation for the killing of a soldier by the name of Gilmore. These Indians were on a friendly mission to the garrison at Point Pleasant, which was under comman 1 of Capt. Matthew Arbuckle. This was one of the most cruel and blood thirsty murders ever perpetrated by the whites. save and excepting only the wholesale murder of the Logan family and the Moravians. A monument in the court house yard marks the resting place of the celebrated chief.
Saturday, October 9, 1909, marked an important event in the history of Point Pleasant. On that day took place the unveiling and dedication of the great monument, erected at Tu-enda-wee Park, in memory of the soldiers who fought Cornstalk's army in 1774. In the spring of 1778 Point Pleasant suffered a siege of a week's duration by the Indians, during which time the settlers of the village and immediate com- munity were gathered in the fort. the garrison at that time being in command of Captain Mckee. Excepting the loss of their cattle, the whites did not suffer any serious damage. However, a short time before this some Indians made their appearance near the fort and Lieutenant Moore, with a few men, was detailed to drive them off, but the whites were led into an ambuscade, and the lieutenant and three of his men were killed at the first fire, while the rest of the party made a hasty retreat to the the fort.
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