Fort Breckenridge
Posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member Sneakin Deacon
N 37° 52.480 W 079° 55.817
17S E 594079 N 4192448
This marker is located 3-miles from the site of the original fort
Waymark Code: WMYV9
Location: Virginia, United States
Date Posted: 11/17/2006
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member flyingmoose
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This historica marker is located on Route 220 in Alleghany County. The marker is located some 3-miles from the site of the original fort. The text of the marker reads:

FORT BRECKENRIDGE
Three miles west at the mouth of Falling Spring Creek was a post garrisoned by militia under Capt. Robert Breckenridge. Washington inspected it in 1756. It survived an attack by Shawnees under Cornstalk during Pontiac’s War in 1763.
Marker Number: D-26

Marker Title: Fort Breckenridge

Marker Location: U. S. Route 220, 1.3 miles north of Falling Springs

County or Independent City: Alleghany County

Marker Program Sponsor: Virginia State Library, 1961

Web Site: Not listed
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