Point of Forks
N 37° 46.927 W 078° 14.089
17S E 743515 N 4185242
The Point of Forks Historic Marker stand in the center triangle at the intersection of Route 15 and Route 6.
Waymark Code: WMBNTM
Location: Virginia, United States
Date Posted: 06/07/2011
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In 1781 troops sent by Cornwallis destroyed a frontier trading post located near the site of this historic marker. The text of the marker reads:
POINT OF FORKS
"Four miles southeast is Point of Fork, near which an Indian village stood in 1607. In the Revolution a state arsenal was there. In June, 1781, Simcoe, sent by Cornwallis with a small force to destroy the stores there, succeeded in making Baron Steuben, the American commander, believe the whole British Army to be near. Steuben retreated, leaving the stores to be destroyed."
Marker Title: Point of Forks
Marker Location: Route 15 at Route 6
County or Independent City: Fluvanna County
Web Site: [Web Link]
Marker Program Sponsor: Conservation and Development Commission - 1930
Marker Number: Not listed
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