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5 unusual facts about Point Pleasant


Cincinnati in the American Civil War

Note that Ulysses S. Grant was born in Point Pleasant, about 25 miles (40 km) east of Cincinnati.

Cornstalk

In the fall of 1777, Cornstalk made a diplomatic visit to Fort Randolph, an American fort at present-day Point Pleasant, seeking as always to maintain his faction's neutrality.

Hugh L. Nichols

In 1922, Nichols was appointed chairman of the U. S. Grant Memorial Centenary Association, which directed the restoration of the Grant Birthplace in Point Pleasant, Ohio, and directed the state to acquire it.

Point Pleasant, Ohio

U.S. Route 52 passes through Point Pleasant, where it intersects State Route 232.

Tru Calling

FOX felt that their new series Point Pleasant would work better following The O.C. than Tru Calling (though Point Pleasant itself was cancelled before finishing its 13-episode run).


Greg Fawcett

He has appeared in several episodes of The New Adventures of Robin Hood, Point Pleasant and Fashion House, as well as the films Beyond the Wall of Sleep, Nothing But Life and the forthcoming Necronaut.

Harrison Township, Gallia County, Ohio

In 1908 her remains were relocated from a plot on the site of this farm to Tu-Endie-Wei State Park in Point Pleasant, West Virginia in commemoration of her husband Richard Trotter's death in the October 10, 1774 Battle of Point Pleasant, an event which spurred her to assume a very active role in Lord Dunmore's War.

Loren Murchison

A resident of Leisure Village in Lakewood Township, New Jersey, Murchison died at the age of 81 on June 11, 1979 at Point Pleasant Hospital in Point Pleasant, New Jersey.

Marty Adelstein

Adelstein has produced many television movies and has worked as an executive producer on Tru Calling and Point Pleasant.

Zack Estrin

He has produced many episodes in the television series Prison Break, Point Pleasant, Tru Calling, Miracles and Charmed, as well as the 2000 film Stranger Than Fiction.


see also

Point Pleasant micropolitan area

As of the 2000 census, the Point Pleasant MSA had a population of 57,026 (though a July 1, 2009 estimate placed the population at 56,252).

Rutgers University Debate Union

On October 25, 2012, four RUDU debaters went to demonstrate parliamentary debate for Point Pleasant Borough High School in Point Pleasant, New Jersey.