Fort Bingamon
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Markerman62
N 38° 55.650 W 079° 10.500
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A marker depicting Samuel Bingamon's battle against Indians.
Waymark Code: WMNGQD
Location: West Virginia, United States
Date Posted: 03/13/2015
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Near this fort, established as defense against Indians, stood Samuel Bingamon's cabin. His home attacked and his wife wounded, Bingamon single-handed shot and clubbed to death all but one of a party of seven Indians.
Marker Number: None
Marker Title: Fort Bingamon
Marker Location: On US 220, south of Petersburg, at Pansy Roadside Rest Area
County or Independent City: Grant
Marker Program Sponsor: West Virginia Department of Archives and History.
Web Site: Not listed
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