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NATIVE AMERICAN HISTORYSCOTT MASON/The Winchester StarThe Winchester-Frederick Historical Society collection in the archives at Handley Library includes an earring fragment that belonged to Shawnee Chief Cornstalk, who was murdered on Nov. 10,1777, in what is now Point Pleasant, W.Va.Handley archives home to I ittle-known Indian artifactBy MARIA MONTGOMERYThe Winchester StarWINCHESTER — A mysterious memento of a brutal murder during the early days of Virginia’s frontier wars with the Indians lies qui-edy in the archives at Handley Library.The Winchester-Frederick His-Image of Chief Cornstalk from Frost's “Pictorial History of Indian Wars and Captivities.‘Mothman’ curse part of lore surrounding slain chiefBy MARIA MONTGOMERYThe Winchester StarWhen Shawnee Chief Cornstalk was shot to death by Vir-finia militiamen while being eld hostage during the American Revolution in 1777, Gov. Patrick Henry ordered an investigation into the murder.Though no one was convicted because no witnesses appeared, regard and respect for Cornstalk continued over the years. At least two monuments have been erected in his honor in West Virginia.During recent decades, however, a different type of perception of the Shawnee leader has evolved into local folklore near where he was killed in what is now Point Pleasant, W.Va., at the confluence of the Ohio and Kanawha rivers.The story, which has unknown origins, has been perpetuated in various publications and even on See Curse, Page A13Statue of the Mothman in Point Pleasant, W.Va.torical Society collection includes an earring fragment, complete with faded documentation cards stating that it was removed from the corpse of Shawnee Chief Cornstalk when he was murdered on Nov. 10,1777, in what is now Point Pleasant, W.Va.The metal fragment’s pathway from Point Pleasant to Winchester has been unknown during the past 100 years or so. However, new research by The Star connects it with the Rockbridge County soldierSee Cornstalk, Page A13
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