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Point Pleasant was the final home of Confederate Brigadier-General John McCausland, the next-to-last Confederate General to die. He died at his farm at Grimm's Landing on January 23, 1927, and is buried in nearby Henderson. Karl Probst, born in Point Pleasant, was an automotive engineer credited in 1940 with the design of the Jeep.
McCausland was born in St. Louis, Missouri on September 13, 1836, the son of an immigrant from Ireland. [1] [2] Orphaned in 1843, he lived first with his grandmother until her death, then he and his brother went to live with his aunt Jane Smith near Point Pleasant, Virginia, now in Mason County, West Virginia.
Mason County is a county in the U.S. state of West Virginia.As of the 2020 census, the population was 25,453. [1] Its county seat and largest city is Point Pleasant. [2] The county was founded in 1804 and named for George Mason, [3] delegate to the U.S. Constitutional Convention.
Location of Mason County in West Virginia. This is a list of the National Register of Historic Places listings in Mason County, West Virginia.. This is intended to be a complete list of the properties and districts on the National Register of Historic Places in Mason County, West Virginia, United States.
The 1976 Mason County jail bombing was a suicide bombing that took place at the Mason County Courthouse in Point Pleasant, West Virginia on March 2, 1976. Five people, including two perpetrators and three law enforcement officers, were killed in the attack, and a further 11 people were injured.
The people listed below were born in, residents of, or otherwise closely associated with the city of Point Pleasant, West Virginia. Pages in category "People from Point Pleasant, West Virginia" The following 27 pages are in this category, out of 27 total.
The Point Pleasant Register was a newspaper serving Point Pleasant and Mason County, West Virginia from 1862 to 2022. Circulation was limited to Mason County and nearby areas. The newspaper was founded by George W. Tippett as The Weekly Register in 1862, [ 2 ] many years before becoming a daily publication, known as The Point Pleasant Register ...
Ships built in Point Pleasant, West Virginia (28 P) Pages in category "Point Pleasant, West Virginia" The following 15 pages are in this category, out of 15 total.