This historic fort was originally built in 1774 as a refuge fort on the frontier of Virginia. It was reconstructed in 1976 and today costumed interpreters recreate eighteenth century lifestyle through demonstration of colonial crafts. South of the fort is the 1859 Job Prickett house. The eighteenth century historical reconstruction and original nineteenth century house illustrate the development of an increasingly civilized lifestyle through an 85-year span of time. Tours of both structures and special events are offered in season.
Admission is charged.
Two miles off I-79 at Exit 139. Pricketts Fort Memorial Foundation, Route 3, Box 407, Fairmont, WV 26554. Sagebrush Round-Up Provides country music year round on Saturday nights. The program appears every Friday in the Fairmont Times-West Virginian . West Augusta Historical Society Museum Features the original bed, chair, and dresser of Francis H. Pierpont, the first governor of the restored Government of Virginia after the Civil War.