Pontiac's War/Welsh Cemetery

Pontiac's War/Welsh Cemetery (HMY0H)

Location: Lewisburg, WV 24901 Greenbrier County
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Country: United States of America
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N 37° 47.297', W 80° 28.9'

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Pontiac's War
Massacre of white families of Muddy Creek and of the Clendenins near here by a band of Shawnee Indians led by Chief Cornstalk, in 1763, completed the destruction of the early settlements in the Greenbrier Valley.

Welsh Cemetery
In this cemetery are buried pioneer settlers, including Ann (McSwain) Clendenin Rogers, the heroine of the Clendenin massacre by Shawnee Indians, July 13, 1763, and the siege of Fort Donnally in 1778, by over 200 Indians.
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HM NumberHMY0H
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Year Placed1963
Placed ByWest Virginia Historic Commission
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Date Added Monday, October 20th, 2014 at 4:47am PDT -07:00
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UTM (WGS84 Datum)17S E 545638 N 4182451
Decimal Degrees37.78828333, -80.48166667
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 37° 47.297', W 80° 28.9'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds37° 47' 17.82" N, 80° 28' 54.00" W
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Area Code(s)304
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 2801-2811 Co Rte 35, Lewisburg WV 24901, US
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