The Magazine

The Magazine (HMDP8)

Location: Point Pleasant, WV 25550 Mason County
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Country: United States of America
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N 38° 50.338', W 82° 8.454'

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Inscription
[Top Inscription on Marker]
Dedicated to those militiamen who were
buried in the magazine and the surrounding battlefield
on OCTOBER 11, 1774

Col. Charles Lewis, Col. John Field, Capt. Thomas Buford,
Cpt. Robert McClenachan, Capt. John Murray, Cpt. James Ward,
Capt. Samuel Wilson, Lt. Hugh Allen, Lt. Charles Cameron,
Lt. Edward Goldman, Lt. David Laird, Lt. William McCutcheon,
Lt. Samuel Vance, Ens. Samuel Baker, Ens. Matthew Bracken,
Ens. Jonathan Cundiff, George Cameron, Samuel Corley,
James Crolwey, John Dinwiddie, Joseph Hughes,
James Mooney, Hugh O'Guillion,Jerrard Trotter,
Marck Williams, John Frogg, Sutler
and
the unknown

[Bottom Inscription on Marker]
"The Magazine"

Used for the storage of gun powder, food, grain, etc.
After the battle it was used to entomb the body of
Col. Charles Lewis and others who died in the battle.
Details
HM NumberHMDP8
Series This marker is part of the Sons of the American Revolution series
Tags
Placed ByThe Gordon C. & Mildred R. Jackson Foundation and The Point Pleasant Chapter Sons of the American Revolution
Marker ConditionNo reports yet
Date Added Friday, October 17th, 2014 at 6:54pm PDT -07:00
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Locationbig map
UTM (WGS84 Datum)17S E 400982 N 4299525
Decimal Degrees38.83896667, -82.14090000
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 38° 50.338', W 82° 8.454'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds38° 50' 20.28" N, 82° 8' 27.24" W
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Area Code(s)304
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 11 Main St, Point Pleasant WV 25550, US
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