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Tu Endie Wei State Park

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- Acquired
  
1956

Phone
  
+1 304-675-0869

Area
  
2 ha

Tu-Endie-Wei State Park

Address
  
1 Main St, Point Pleasant, WV 25550, USA

Hours
  
Closed now Saturday8AM–8PMSunday8AM–8PMMonday8AM–8PMTuesday8AM–8PMWednesday8AM–8PMThursday8AM–8PMFriday8AM–8PMSuggest an edit

Owner
  
West Virginia Division of Natural Resources

Similar
  
Pinnacle Rock State Park, Moncove Lake State Park, Little Beaver State Park, Cedar Creek State Park, Anawalt Lake Wildlife M

Tu endie wei state park


Tu-Endie-Wei State Park is located at the confluence of the Kanawha River and the Ohio River in downtown Point Pleasant, West Virginia. The park commemorates the Battle of Point Pleasant, fought between the settler militia of Virginia and the forces of Shawnee Chief Cornstalk on October 10, 1774. The militia victory by the settlers weakened the alliance between native forces and the British and freed up settlers from western Virginia to cross the Allegheny Mountains and join in the American Revolutionary War.

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The name "Tu-Endie-Wei" refers to the Wyandot Indian phrase meaning "the point between two waters" in English.

The Battle of Point Pleasant has been recognized as the first battle of the American Revolutionary War by the National Society of Daughters of the American Revolution. Female descendants of battle veterans are allowed to join the D.A.R. The historical debate about the first battle claim may not yet be resolved.

Mansion House MuseumEdit

The 1796 Mansion House is historic house museum originally used as a tavern. The Colonel Charles Lewis Chapter, N.S. Daughters of the American Revolution operates the Mansion House Museum on a seasonal basis.

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Tu-Endie-Wei State Park Wikipedia