Blackmore's Fort
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vhasler
N 36° 38.309 W 082° 34.132
17S E 359744 N 4055915
Blackmore's Fort was once commanded by Daniel Boone
Waymark Code: WM5B48
Location: Virginia, United States
Date Posted: 12/10/2008
Views: 21
Sign text: Blackmore's Fort stood to the northeast on the Clinch River near the mouth of Stony Creek. John Blackmore and other likely constructed the fort by 1774. It served as defensive fortification for settler of European descent on the frontier. During Dunmore's War in 1774, Daniel Boone commanded Blackmore's Fort as well as Moore's and Cowan's Forts on the Clinch River. During that war and the American Revolution (1775-1783), periodic conflicts between Native Americans and settlers occurred there, in part because of increased settlement. In the nearby cemetery are buried some of the early settlers to the area.
Marker Number: K13
Marker Title: Blackmore's Fort
Marker Location: By parking lot for Pizza Hut
County or Independent City: Gate City
Web Site: [Web Link]
Marker Program Sponsor: Dept of Historical Resources, 2003
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