Tu-Endie-Wei State Park

From West Virginia (WV) Cyclopedia

Tu-Endie-Wei, at the confluence of the Kanawha and Ohio
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Tu-Endie-Wei, at the confluence of the Kanawha and Ohio

Point Pleasant Battle Monument State Park (map (http://www.wvamaps.com/maps/index.php?place=Tu-Endie-Wei%20Point%20Pleasant%20Battle%20Monument%20State%20Park&state=WV&lon=-82.1411&lat=38.8392&pop=0&county=Mason&elev=0&scale=3)), or Tu-Endie-Wei, in Mason County, at Point Pleasant, WV, memorializes the Battle of Point Pleasant fought with Chief Cornstalk in 1774, a decisive conflict during the Indian Wars. At the confluence of the Ohio and Kanawha rivers, Tu-Endie-Wei is a Wyandotte word that means "point between two waters" or "the mingling of the waters."


Recreation: public green

Lodging: nearby

Dining: nearby

Highlights: Battle Monument; Mansion House Museum

Park Maps: Map (http://www.wvamaps.com/maps/index.php?place=Tu-Endie-Wei%20Point%20Pleasant%20Battle%20Monument%20State%20Park&state=WV&lon=-82.1411&lat=38.8392&pop=0&county=Mason&elev=0&scale=3) : Topo Map (http://www.topozone.com/map.asp?lat=38.8392&lon=-82.1411) : Aerial Photo (http://terraserver-usa.com/image.aspx?S=12&T=1&lat=37.63333&lon=-81.43694) : Tiger Map (http://tiger.census.gov/cgi-bin/mapsurfer?lat=38.83917&lon=-82.14111&wid=.08&ht=.06&mark=-82.14111,38.83917,smalldot,Tu-Endie-Wei+Point+Pleasant+Battle+Monument+State+Park)


Tu-Endie-Wei (http://www.tu-endie-weistatepark.com//)

PO Box 486, Point Pleasant, WV 25550 / Phone: (304) 675-0869

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