Old Neko: Fact of the Day: Charles Town

Saturday, September 28, 2013

Fact of the Day: Charles Town

The capital of West Virginia, Charleston is named after Charles Clendenin. His son Savannah was a colonel and along with his Virginia Rangers built the first permanent settlement, Fort Lee.

15 comments:

Cloudia said...: A boy named Sue kinda thing? Savannah is usually a stripper name

ALOHA from Honolulu
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Kay said...: I agree with Cloudia. It sounds like a girl's name.; September 28, 2013 at 2:44 AM
DeniseinVA said...: Another fascinating bit of history!; September 28, 2013 at 4:23 AM
Bob Bushell said...: I am getting a historic mind, ha ha.; September 28, 2013 at 5:20 AM
Anonymous said...: Interesting. Poor Savannah! Good thing he isn't still around to discover how funny we find his name.; September 28, 2013 at 6:19 AM
Optimistic Existentialist said...: I used to drive through Charleston all the time on I64 when traveling from KY to Richmond VA.; September 28, 2013 at 7:32 AM
Ann said...: Interesting.
A Colonel named Savannah...?
Lovely pic.; September 28, 2013 at 7:57 AM
Christine said...: interesting!; September 28, 2013 at 8:49 AM
Plowing Through Life (Martha) said...: More trivia for my trivia-seeking brain!; September 28, 2013 at 8:59 AM
Al Penwasser said...: Much safer than the Fort Lee in New Jersey, I'll wager.; September 28, 2013 at 9:51 AM
Pat Hatt said...: Names always seem to come from names; September 28, 2013 at 10:53 AM
Holy Ghost Writer said...: Always some name history; September 28, 2013 at 12:10 PM
Joy said...: A very nice bridge:); September 28, 2013 at 12:19 PM
Caro * said...: Nice fact :); September 28, 2013 at 5:26 PM
Tim said...: I like that bridge design.; September 28, 2013 at 7:30 PM