Mason-Dixon Line

William Renick began tracking his younger brother who had been taken captive by the Shawnees

Wilson Cary Nicholas was born

Settlement in Pocahontas County resumed

Batts and Fallam exploration used in French & Indian War treaty negotiations to lay claim for England to the Ohio Valley

Robert Clendenin was injured in a battle with the Shawnee

The Treaty of Paris ended French & Indian War

The French gave up all territories in the Ohio Valley at the end of the French & Indian War

Pontiac's Rebellion followed French & Indian War

Cornstalk raided Greenbrier settlements during Pontiac's War

The French withdrew from North America leaving Ohio a boundary between white and Indian territory

John Semple constructed West Virginia's first blast furnace

Kyashuta directed war efforts against settlers in Pontiac's Rebellion

The Senecas fought in Pontiac's Rebellion

New settlements in Summers County were destroyed during Pontiac's Rebellion

Treaty of Paris ended French and Indian War

Matthew Arbuckle became lieutenant of the Augusta County militia

Daniel Boone's first visit to Kentucky

Samuel Kercheval was born in Frederick County, Virginia

David Ruffner was born

Hardy County was formed from Hampshire County

City of Charles Town was established by Charles Washington

The lawsuit between Lord Fairfax and Joist Hite was finally settled

Edward Keenan deeded five acres in Monroe County for the Rehoboth Church and burying grounds

Lewis and Christopher Tacket built a Fort in St. Albans

Sampson Sanders was born in Loudoun County, Virginia

John Young constructed the Tackett's Fort