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image by Masao Okazaki, 30 September 2020
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The City of Point Pleasant has reported that it does not have a flag.
Valentin Poposki, 20 December 2010
Posted by Vanja last year.
https://www.facebook.com/groups/flagsoftheworld/permalink/2576137825734257
Masao Okazaki, 30 September 2020
The flag features the Point Pleasant Battlefield Memorial.
Often
referred to as the first battle of the Revolutionary War in America, the Battle
of Point Pleasant, or the Battle of the Kanawha, was fought on the banks of the
Ohio River on Oct. 10, 1774. Many who battled there were afterward sent north to
fight at Concord and Lexington, Massachusetts. More than 1,000 members of the
Virginia militia defeated Mingo and Shawnee warriors led by Cornstalk at Point
Pleasant. The battle helped open the frontier westward into Kentucky and
disrupted the fledgling alliance between the British and American tribes. The
site, now Tu-Endie-Wei State Park, is commemorated with an 84 foot obelisk
monument to the militiamen who died in the battle. A log cabin built in 1796 by
Walter Newman as a tavern serves as a museum at the park.
https://wvexplorer.com/attractions/historic-landmarks/point-pleasant-battleground/
West Virginia Explorer
https://www.hmdb.org/m.asp?m=22553 (detailed description of the monument)
The Historical Marker Database
Ivan Sache, 2 October 2020