On this day 250 years ago George Washington was authorized to survey 10,000 acres along the Kanawha River in western Virginia (now in West Virginia) by the Virginia Governor’s Council. He had been granted 5000 acres for his service in the French and Indian War and purchased the remaining acreage from other officers who had been granted land for their service. Within a year Native Americans would be fighting Virginia militia in this area and the combat would continue throughout the Revolution.

Source: https://www.mountvernon.org/library/digitalhistory/digital-encyclopedia/article/the-kanawha-tracts/