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Area. 7,580 acres (30.7 km 2) Established. 2009. Governing body. U.S. Forest Service. Mount Pleasant National Scenic Area is a federally designated National Scenic Area within George Washington National Forest in Virginia, USA, to the north of Lynchburg. The 7,580-acre (3,070 ha) scenic area is administered by the U.S. Forest Service.
Mothman, in West Virginian folklore, is a humanoid creature reportedly seen in the Point Pleasant area from November 15, 1966, to December 15, 1967. The first newspaper report was published in the Point Pleasant Register, dated November 16, 1966, titled "Couples See Man-Sized Bird ...
This is a list of plantations and/or plantation houses in the U.S. state of Virginia that are National Historic Landmarks, listed on the National Register of Historic Places, other historic registers, or are otherwise significant for their history, association with significant events or people, or their architecture and design. [1] [2] [3]
The Silver Bridge was an eyebar -chain suspension bridge built in 1928 which carried U.S. Route 35 over the Ohio River, connecting Point Pleasant, West Virginia, and Gallipolis, Ohio. Officially named the Point Pleasant Bridge, [ 1] it was popularly known as the Silver Bridge for the color of its aluminum paint.
The Battle of Point Pleasant, also known as the Battle of Kanawha and the Battle of Great Kanawha, was the only major action of Dunmore's War. It was fought on October 10, 1774, between the Virginia militia and Shawnee and Mingo warriors. Along the Ohio River near modern-day Point Pleasant, West Virginia, forces under the Shawnee chief ...
Mount Pleasant,Frederick County, Virginia. / 39.17194°N 78.29500°W / 39.17194; -78.29500. Mount Pleasant is an unincorporated hamlet in Frederick County, Virginia, United States. Mount Pleasant is nestled between Hunting and Whisson Ridges on Wardensville Grade (VA 608).
The town of Point Pleasant was built on the site of the original fort, and so the rebuilt fort was located nearby. Point Pleasant is a city in and the county seat of Mason County, West Virginia, United States, [ 6] at the confluence of the Ohio and Kanawha Rivers. The population was 4,101 at the 2020 census. [ 3]
Mount Pleasant (Staunton, Virginia) / 38.24333°N 79.08611°W / 38.24333; -79.08611. Mount Pleasant is a historic home and farm and national historic district located near Staunton, Augusta County, Virginia. The house was built about 1780–1810, and is a two-story, hall-parlor plan limestone structure with a rear ell dating to the mid ...