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Sign located near the intersection of US Rt. 33 & State Rt, 20 outside Buckhannon, WV (I think) at GPS co-ordinates: N39°59'46.3" W080°14'21.8". Sign reads: Indian Battle - Near here about 1790, Indians were driven back by border men under Elias Hughes. The settlements were saved by Jacob Reger, Indian fighter and scout, who ran 125 miles from Ohio River in 24 hours with warning of the savages. |
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Sign located on US Rt. 33 (westbound lane) about 1 mi. outside Buckhannon, WV. Sign reads: Lorentz - Town named for Jacob Lorentz (1776-1866), who settled here in 1800. Near here in 1795 eighteen members of the School craft and Bozarth families were killed or taken prisoners during Native American raid. Here were located the first store, first tannery, first blacksmith shop, and first brick house in the county. The Staunton - Parkersburg Turnpike was constructed through town in 1834 - 44. |
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Sign is located on State Rt. 20, about 1 mile south of Buckhannon, WV. GPS co-ordinates are N39°01'08.3" W080°13'43.7". Sign reads: Pringle Tree - To the east (1.5 miles), at the mouth of Turkey Run, stood the famous Pringle Tree, so-called because in the cavity of this old sycamore, John and Samuel Pringle, who fled from Fort Pitt, lived two years. |
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Sign located beside Upshur County Courthouse in Buckhannon, WV at GPS co-ordinates: N38°59'35.9" W 080°13'55.7". Sign reads: Frontier Days - To the north stood the giant tree in which Samuel and John Pringle made a home in 1764. In the Heavner Cemetery are the graves of Capt. William White, killed near the fort, and John Fink, killed near here during indian raids. |
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The Pringle Tree (3rd generation) |
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