Cheat Summit Camp - Cheat Bridge WV
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Don.Morfe
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Historical marker for Cheat Summit Camp (aka Cheat Summit Fort or Fort Milroy) along State Route 250 near Cheat Bridge, West Virginia.
Waymark Code: WM18NVT
Location: West Virginia, United States
Date Posted: 09/01/2023
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Cheat Summit Camp
Also called Fort Milroy. Fortified camp in gap at the crest of White Top of Cheat Mountain. Occupied by Federal troops during fall and winter of 1861-1862; repulsed threats in Lee's mountain campaign in 1861. Fort's command of the Parkersburg-Staunton Turnpike preented Lee's army from advancing inland. Above 4,000 feet elevation, highest Union fort in the Civil War.
Date Installed or Dedicated: 01/01/1963
Name of Government Entity or Private Organization that built the monument: West Virginia Historic Commission.
Union, Confederate or Other Monument: Union
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