"Lost Colony"
Inscription
In 1772, Washington patented 10,990 acres along the Great Kanawha River. In 1775, he had James Cleveland and William Stevens lead colonist there. Land was cleared; orchards planted, houses built. But when war ended, colony was gone.
Location
AddressUS 35, Southside, 8.8 miles east of WV 2
CountyMason
StateWest Virginia
Coordinates38.743290, -82.056800
Sources
More markers in Mason
Mason County/West Virginia
Mason City, WV
Formed, 1804, from Kanawha.
"Mark Twain" Family
Lakin, WV
Samuel and Pamela Clemens, grandparents of "Mark Twain", settled here in 1803.
Fort Robinson
Near here stood the blockhouse built by Captain Isaac Robinson in 1794.
Gen. John Mc Causland
On pinnacle (300 feet E.) overlooking his boyhood home is the grave of Gen. John McCausland, 1836-1927.
Harmony Baptist Church
The Reverend William George and sixteen charter members organized the Harmony Baptist Church in 1812.