Fort Moore
N 38° 56.188 W 080° 50.010
17S E 514430 N 4309739
Tells about the log fort built here that was burned by the Confederates.
Waymark Code: WMGJ14
Location: West Virginia, United States
Date Posted: 03/10/2013
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Fort Moore
At top of the hill is the site of a log fort 30x30 feet in size built in spring, 1864, for Capt. W.T. Wiant's Gilmer County Home Guards. Occupied until December, 1864. Burned days later by Confederates under Capt. Sida Campbell.
Marker Number: none
Marker Title: Fort Moore
Marker Location: On campus of Glenville State College, east of Linn Street
County or Independent City: Glenville, WV
Web Site: [Web Link]
Marker Program Sponsor: West Virginia Historic Commission, 1966
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