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Home Mystery surrounds tale of frontier slave who defended fort Dick Pointer Historic Marker

Dick Pointer Historic Marker

A pyramidal monument was raised at Lewisburg, West Virginia, to the memory of frontier hero Dick Pointer.

A historic marker recounting a version of the Dick Pointer tale stands near his monument.

Dick Pointer Monument at Lewisburg, West Virginia (WV)

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