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September 26, 1820: Daniel Boone Dies in Missouri

Frontiersman Daniel Boone died in Missouri on September 26, 1820, at age 85. Thanks to a colorful biographical sketch by John Filson, Boone was already one of America’s most famous pioneers when he moved to Point Pleasant in 1788.

While living there, Boone represented Kanawha County in the Virginia General Assembly, served as a lieutenant colonel in the Virginia militia, and won a contract to supply militia companies in Western Virginia.

Throughout his life, though, Boone had problems with business and money. In 1792, he lost his contract for militia supplies, largely due to bad credit. He and his family then moved to the present-day Kanawha City section of Charleston and spent much of his time trapping and hunting.

In 1795, Daniel Boone moved to Kentucky, where he’d found earlier fame as a trailblazer and Indian negotiator. However, his stay in Kentucky didn’t last long. In 1799, Mason County issued a warrant for his arrest relating back to his debts in Point Pleasant. To put distance between himself and authorities, Daniel Boone moved his family to Missouri, where he lived out the rest of his days.

Fire Marshal: West Virginia Museum Fire Likely Accidental

The fire marshal in West Virginia says a fire that heavily damaged the Point Pleasant River Museum was likely accidental.

News outlets report the fire broke out Sunday in the Point Pleasant community. No injuries were reported.

Authorities say more than 100 first responders arrived at the scene.

The cause remains under investigation, and no estimated damage estimate was immediately available.

Officials say community members and museum workers were able to save nearly 60 percent of the historic items in the museum.

The museum focuses on river life and commercial enterprise on the Ohio and Kanawha rivers, according to its website. It says the museum has been open to the public since 2003.

November 10, 1777: Shawnee Leader Cornstalk Murdered in Point Pleasant

Shawnee leader Cornstalk was murdered while being held in captivity at Point Pleasant on November 10, 1777. He’d spent a lifetime fighting white settlers…

Shawnee leader Cornstalk was murdered while being held in captivity at Point Pleasant on November 10, 1777. He’d spent a lifetime fighting white settlers and the British Army in the vicinity of present West Virginia. 

In 1774, Cornstalk had led the resistance to a combined British and Virginia army that was on its way to attack Indian settlements in Ohio. Cornstalk’s men intercepted the Virginians at Point Pleasant. His Shawnee warriors were defeated after a valiant day of fighting.

After the Battle of Point Pleasant, Cornstalk helped negotiate a peace treaty with the British, but the Revolutionary War, which began just months later, shattered the truce. Early in the war, Cornstalk pledged neutrality because he worried his people would be caught in a military struggle they’d likely lose either way. In 1777, he returned to Point Pleasant to warn white settlers about renewed hostilities. Local authorities were suspicious of his motives, though, and took Cornstalk, his son Elinipsico, and sub-chief Red Hawk hostage. After two white men were killed in the area, local residents retaliated by murdering Cornstalk and the two others in cold blood.

Officials: Potent Heroin Blamed for 14 Overdoses in 1 Day

Officials are adding up the numbers after 14 people overdosed from a bad batch of heroin in one day.

Mason County Emergency Medical Services responded to 20 overdoses in total last week.

Emergency Management Director Dennis Zimmerman says they saw a huge increase in volume in a short period of time, indicating that potent heroin was in use.

Emergency Medical Services Director Dylan Handley says officials worry over the supply of Narcan, an overdose reversal drug. He says that each of the four units covering 400 square miles of the county experienced outages at numerous times. A reimbursement grant for the drug will expire in September.

Officials say no one died in any of the 20 overdoses.

Daniel Boone Dies in Missouri: Sept. 26, 1820

Frontiersman Daniel Boone died in Missouri on September 26, 1820, at age 85. Thanks to a colorful biographical sketch by John Filson, Boone was already one of America’s most famous pioneers when he moved to Point Pleasant in 1788.

While living there, Boone represented Kanawha County in the Virginia General Assembly, served as a lieutenant colonel in the Virginia militia, and won a contract to supply militia companies in Western Virginia.

Throughout his life, though, Boone had problems with business and money. In 1792, he lost his contract for militia supplies, largely due to bad credit. He and his family then moved to the present-day Kanawha City section of Charleston and spent much of his time trapping and hunting.

In 1795, Daniel Boone moved to Kentucky, where he’d found earlier fame as a trailblazer and Indian negotiator. However, his stay in Kentucky didn’t last long. In 1799, Mason County issued a warrant for his arrest relating back to his debts in Point Pleasant. To put distance between himself and authorities, Daniel Boone moved his family to Missouri, where he lived out the rest of his days.

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