Memories..... Newport Traditional Cache
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The first burial in the Newport Cemetery was Nathaniel Little on November 20, 1808. Many of the stones were cut by Frank Valentine. Later years, his son Ben Valentine, was the stone cutter. The last stone Ben cut was his own.
Near the cache is the statue of Gordon Battelle and a memorial to honor the Civil War Soldiers from Newport Township. It was furnished by the members of the Ross Newport Post of the G.A.R. and J.G. Battelle of Columbus, Ohio. It was dedicated on July 6, 1913 and was a major event in Newport.
The statue is of Chaplain (Reverand) Gordon Battelle, teacher, patriot and leader in the formation of the state of West Virginia. He was born in Newport in 1814 and died of typhoid fever while serving as a volunteer chaplain in the Union Army in 1862. The statue faces West Virginia because Reverand Battelle was instrumental in the formation of the state. The base of the granite momument weighs 20 tons and cost $2000.00. The statue was obtained from Vermont and the veterans names were engraved on it.
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