History of Point Pleasant, West Virginia, USA

over one thousand Virginia militiamen, led by Colonel Andrew Lewis (1720–1781), defeated a roughly equal force of an Algonquin confederation of Shawnee and Mingo warriors led by Shawnee Chief Cornstalk (ca. 1720-1777).

By this act, Point Pleasant became the oldest town on the Ohio River.

Point Pleasant, a post-village, capital of Mason co., Virginia, on the Ohio river just above the mouth of the Kanawha river, 358 miles W. N. W. from Richmond. It contains a court house, and several stores and mills.

Point Pleasant, a post-village, capital of Mason co., W. Va., is on the Ohio River, just above the mouth of the Kanawha River, 80 miles below Parkersburg, and 4 miles above Gallipolis, O. It has a court-house, 6 churches, a newspaper office, a national bank, and manufactures of machinery, barrels, flour, lumber, &c. Pop. in 1890, 1853.

Point Pleasant, a banking post-town, capital of Mason co., W.Va., is on the Ohio River, just above the mouth of the Great Kanawha River, 80 miles below Parkersburg, on the Ohio Central Lines and the Ohio River R. It has manufactures of boats, brick and tile, etc. Coal and salt are mined. Here the Virginians won a great victory over the Indians on Oct. 10, 1774. Pop. in 1900, 1934.

Mrs. James GARDNER, Jr., of Pt. Pleasant, Died in Burning of Home
Point Pleasant was the scene Wednesday of the funeral of Mrs. James Gardner, Jr., a young matron of that place who met death in a tragic manner Tuesday morning.

Mrs. Gardner was seated in front of the fire in her home with her ten months old baby in her arms and her six year old daughter, Alice, beside her.

The little girl pushed a chair to the mantel piece and stood on the chair, trying to get something from off the mantel. While so engaged she upset an oil lamp which was burning there. The lamp fell and broke, the fire which resulted enveloped Mrs. Gardner. The woman handed the baby to its sister and told her to run into the yard with it. Then she turned and went into a bed room, evidently with the intention of getting a comfort[er] in which to smother the flames. She was unable to accomplish this purpose, however, her body being burned until only the torso remained.

The house in which the Gardners lived was ...