Re-enactors fired a gun salute at the conclusion of the Memorial Ceremony commemorating the 250th anniversary of the Battle of Point Pleasant. (Photo by Toni Milbourne) POINT PLEASANT–Hundreds of ...

CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Colonial troops waved their lanterns in the chilly, dark October air 250 years ago, trecking their way across West Virginia to fight a long, drawn out and eventually famous battle.

The 250th anniversary of the Battle of Point Pleasant will be observed this weekend and next week with a series of events during the annual Battle Days commemoration at Point Pleasant’s Tu-Endie-Wei ...

HUNTINGTON — Thursday marked the 250th anniversary of the Battle of Point Pleasant, and upcoming in 2026 is the 250th anniversary of the United States. To celebrate, the West Virginia Department of ...

Log-in to bookmark & organize content - it's free! Military historian Glenn Williams described the 1774 Battle of Point Pleasant in the Ohio River Valley. Military historian Glenn Williams described ...

Copies of reports of the Point Pleasant Battle Monument Commission to the West Virginia State Board of Control, 1927, and from acts of Congress, February 17, 1908, and the West Virginia State ...