Lewisburg

Side A

Site of Fort Savannah, built in 1755. Here at Camp Union Gen. Andrew Lewis mustered troops which participated in the Battle of Point Pleasant 1774. Lewisburg was incorporated in October, 1782, by the Virginia Assembly.

Side B

Presbyterian Church established 1783. ...

Lewis and Clark

Meriwether Lewis arrived here on 7 September 1803 on first leg of trip to explore and study lands, natural features and resources, waterways, and animal life of West. Noted Fort Henry, procured second pirogue to transport supplies, picked up goods ...

Eliza Lewis

1764-1804

First wife of Wm.C.C. Claiborne, first American governor of Louisiana. Also memorialized here are her son and her brother, Micajah Green Lewis, who died in a duel defending the honor of his brother-in-law, Benjamin Latrobe, noted architect, designed the ...

The Lewis and Clark Connection

The Corps of Discovery, under the command of Meriwether Lewis and William Clark, was the first official expedition through the interior of the North American Continent sponsored by the United States.

Captain Meriwether Lewis passed Charles Town in Virginia (later renamed ...

Colonel James Lewis

In memory of COLONEL JAMES LEWIS

Born April 6, 1756 Albemarle County Virginia

Died February 21, 1849 Franklin County Tennessee

Served with distinction in the Revolutionary War. Participated in the Battles of White Plains, Trenton, Princeton, Brandywine, Germantown and Yorktown. Was with ...

Andrew & Charles Lewis March

The nearby highway is part of route

traversing W.Va. from Lewisburg to

Point Pleasant memorialized by the

state to commemorate the march of

the American Colonial army of 1,200

men led by Andrew & Charles Lewis.

After a month's march ...

Lewis-McHenry Duel

In this town occurred the duel between Thomas Lewis and John McHenry in May, 1808. This was the first duel with rifles known to have taken place in Virginia. It resulted in the death of both men. Dr. John Floyd, ...

Ed “Strangler” Lewis

Robert Friedrich, who devoted a lifetime to the sport of wrestling, claims Nekoosa as his boyhood home. Born in 1890, he began his wrestling career at the age of sixteen when he challenged another local rival to raise funds for ...

Brig. General Lewis A. Armistead

Within this cemetery is buried

Brig. General

Lewis A. Armistead

Born New Bern, N.C.

Feb. 16, 1817

Died at Gettysburg, Pa.

July 3, 1863

Where men under his command

made the farthest northern

advance by any Southern troops

Captain U.S. Army

before joining Confederacy

This tablet dedicated

October 11, 1949 by

Gen. Lewis A. ...

Lewis’ Camp

Here Major (later General) Andrew Lewis camped, February 26, 1756, with Virginia troops on way to attack Indians who had been raiding the settlements. Bitter cold and food shortage brought disaster to the expedition.

Marker is on West Virginia Route 80 ...