Inscription
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.
Location
AddressIaeger, Perry Roberts Bridge, WV 80 and US 52
CityIaeger
CountyMcDowell
StateWest Virginia
Coordinates37.599455, -81.872546
Sources
More markers in McDowell
Mc Dowell County/West Virginia (Mc Dowell County)
Welch, WV
Formed from Tazewell, 1858.
Mc Dowell County/Mercer County
Formed, 1837, from Giles and Tazewell.
Mc Dowell County/Wyoming County
Formed from Tazewell, 1858.
Mc Dowell County/Wyoming County
Formed from Tazewell, 1858.
Virginia/West Virginia (Mc Dowell County)
Northfork, WV
Named for Queen Elizabeth, the Virginia Queen of England.
