Wilderness Road Blockhouse - Duffield, VA - Historic Forts on Waymarking.com

From roughly 1775 to 1800, the blockhouse was the secure gathering place for hundreds of frontier settlers from Virginia and North Carolina before traveling the Wilderness Road to Kentucky. The original blockhouse was built by John Anderson in East Carter’s Valley near the North Fork of the Holston River. (See Waymark WM9MVY.)

Since land could not be reasonably purchased at the original Blockhouse site in East Carter’s Valley, the grant was used to reconstruct the blockhouse in the Natural Tunnel State Park. The fortified structure was dedicated in 2003. It now hosts learning opportunities for school children and site for reenactments.

The blockhouse is open Sat and Sun afternoons from 2 to 4PM. The outside can be visited anytime the park is opened.

The year the "Fort" was constructed or started.: 1775 Name of "Country" or "Nation" that constructed this "Fort": United States Was this "Fort" involved in any armed conflicts?: Yes it was What was the primary purpose of this "Historic Fort"?: Used for defence of a border or land claim. Current condition: Reconstructed This site is administered by ----: Virginia Dept of Conservation and Recreation If admission is charged -: 0.00 (listed in local currency) Open to the public?: Restricted or by appointment only. Official or advertised web-page: [Web Link] Link to web-site that best describes this "Historic Fort": [Web Link] Link if this "Fort" is registered on your Countries/ State "Registry of Historical Sites or Buildi: Not listed

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Date Logged Log User Rating   01/11/2011 Manville Possum visited it