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Point Pleasant (West Virginia) attractions
Point Pleasant (West Virginia) attractions
The tourism information center is at 210 Viand Street, 304-675-6788. Open M-F 9AM-5PM, Sa 9AM-2PM.
The 12-foot-tall stainless-steel Mothman statue at the corner of 4th Street and Main Street.
Fort Randolph and Fort Blair, Highway 2 and Highway 62, 304-675-1068. Located in the 44-acre Krodel Park. The original Fort Blair was built in November 1774; after being destroyed by Native Americans, it was rebuilt in May 1776 and renamed Fort Randolph. After being destroyed yet again, it was re-rebuilt in 1785, although no trace of it remains today. The fort was reconstructed in October 1974, along with other period buildings. Re-enactments are carried out during warmer weather. The park also features fishing, paddle boats, miniature golf, a playground and camping facilities.
Tu-Endie-Wei State Park, 1 Main Street, 304-675-0869, . Open year-round; museum open May through October. The site of the Battle of Point Pleasant; an 84-foot-tall granite obelisk commemmorates the Virginia militiamen who died in the battle. The Mansion House Museum, built in 1796 as a tavern and the oldest hewn-log house in the Kanawha Valley today, is also on the site. The name of the park comes from a Wyandotte phrase meaning "the point between two waters", signifying the spot where the Kanawha and Ohio Rivers meet.
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