Fort Blackwater
N 37° 03.162 W 079° 52.961
17S E 599347 N 4101302
Located near the site of Fort Blackwater, which was erected in the 1750's
Waymark Code: WMC61
Location: Virginia, United States
Date Posted: 05/08/2006
Views: 29
This marker stands on the banks of the Blackwater River in Franklin County, Virginia, near the site of the colonial for by the same name. The text of the marker reads:
"Near here stood a stockade erected by Capt. Nathaniel Terry and garrisoned by men under his command. Washington made ;Terry's Fort' a link in his chain of forts and inspected it in the fall of 1756."
This marker is locted in the southbound lane of U.S. Route 220 at the Blackwater Wayside in Franklin County, Virginia.
Marker Number: A-93
Marker Title: Fort Blackwater
Marker Location: U.S. Route 220 (southbound lane) at the Blackwater Wayside, south of Route 635
County or Independent City: Franklin County
Web Site: Not listed
Marker Program Sponsor: Not listed
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