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Places to go: Tu-Endie-Wei State Park

June 21, 2009 @ 12:00 AM

2009/The Herald-Dispatch

The Herald-Dispatch

At the junction of the Ohio and Kanawha rivers stands this monument which commemorates the frontiersmen who fought and died at the Battle of Point Pleasant. This battle was fought with Chief Cornstalk on Oct. 10, 1774, and is recognized as the decisive engagement in a proactive series of Indian wars. The name "Tu-Endie-Wei" is a Wyandotte word meaning "point between two waters." The monument was erected on Oct. 10, 1909.

LOCATION: Point Pleasant, W.Va.

DIRECTIONS: One mile north of junction US 35 and WV 2 or at the intersection of WV routes 62 and 2 in Mason County.

PHONE: 304-675-0869

WEB SITE: www.tu-endie-weistatepark.com

HOURS: Open year round, including holidays. 10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday-Saturday; 1 to 4:30 p.m. Sundays.

WHAT ELSE: Other memorial tablets, and the Mansion House museum featuring antiques and heirlooms of the time. The house is the oldest, hewn log house in the Kanawha Valley.