Fort Pleasant
Posted by: Markerman62
N 39° 08.179 W 078° 57.053
17S E 677103 N 4333903
A marker about a Revolutionary War fort.
Waymark Code: WMNGQB
Location: West Virginia, United States
Date Posted: 03/13/2015
Views: 3
Built on lands of Issac Van Meter who took up claim near Old Fields, 1735, and settled there, 1744. In chain of forts which Washington established. For a time it was garrisoned by British regulars. Near it was Battle of the Trough, 1756.
Marker Number: None
Marker Title: Fort Pleasant
Marker Location: US 220 and Old Fields Rd
County or Independent City: Old Fields
Web Site: Not listed
Marker Program Sponsor: Not listed
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