Aluminum Plates For Deep Space Win W.Va. 'Coolest' Contest
Aluminum plates that helped keep astronauts on the Artemis II rocket safe won the first ever Coolest Thing Made In West Virginia competition.
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French and Indian War
August 18, 1749: de Blainville Plate Sets French Claim to Ohio Valley
On August 18, 1749, explorer Pierre-Joseph Celoron de Blainville buried a lead plate at Point Pleasant as part of his task to claim the entire Ohio Valley…
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsApril 17, 1757: Col. Washington Orders Closing Ft. Ashby
On April 17, 1757, George Washington ordered the Virginia militia to abandon Fort Ashby in present Mineral County. Captain Ashby of the Virginia militia…
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsDecember 15, 1772: Grant of Land for John Savage and 59 Soldiers
On December 15, 1772, Virginia Governor Lord Dunmore granted nearly 29,000 acres of British land along the Ohio River and the lower Guyandotte and Big…
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsGreenville Treaty Ends Indian Threat to Western Va: August 3, 1795
On August 3, 1795, the United States and several Indian tribes signed the Treaty of Greenville. Although the treaty was signed in western Ohio, it had a…
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