Bulltown, West Virginia
| Bulltown, West Virginia | |
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| Ghost town | |
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| Coordinates: 38°47′19″N 80°33′59″W / 38.78861°N 80.56639°WCoordinates: 38°47′19″N 80°33′59″W / 38.78861°N 80.56639°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | West Virginia |
| County | Braxton |
| Elevation | 791 ft (241 m) |
| Time zone | Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) |
| • Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
| GNIS feature ID | 11452 |
Bulltown is an extinct town in Braxton County, West Virginia, United States. The GNIS classifies it as a populated place.
Bulltown is located at 38°47′19″N 80°33′59″W / 38.78861°N 80.56639°W (38.788710 -80.566480). It is a part of the Little Kanawha River Valley watershed. Bulltown Historical District contains the Burnsville Lake Wildlife Management Area in which Bulltown sets. The district is a site of the American Civil War battle with seven Confederate graves and Union trenches with a Historic Center. The Weston-Gauley Bridge Turnpike Trail and the Bulltown public camping area sides this state lake in the park. The namesake is from the Delaware Native American 'Chief Bull'.
The house of Teedyuscung, King of the Delawares, at Wyoming, Pennsylvania was burned around him by white settlers on April 19, 1763. His son Captain Bull with a band of retaliating Delaware numbered about 135, some from the upper Ohio Valley of the earlier 1740s migration. They marauded through Pennsylvania and New York killing about 50 settlers. In 1763, Chief Bull was caught and jailed. The band was given an option that Chief Bull be hanged or the band move from the region. Bull was released to lead his people away. A monument to Chief Teedyuscung stands in Fairmount Park, Philadelphia. Chief Bull was known as 'Capt. Bull' also 'Honest John' and 'Brother Gideon'.
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