The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1915-03-14
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The following is a list Of the for1s !
or places OF defense built by the set
tiers u what was originally Harrrd
son county between the year LIZA and !
1896:
BelleviAe This fort stood on the
OHIO river below ParkerSburg on the /
side of Inc present village OF Belle
yille, Wood county It was built I'M
t7S5 and 1886 by Captain Joseph Wood
and was considered strong place Of (
defense.
'Buckhannon MISREPRESENTATION fort
stood on or near the site OF the town
OF Buckhannon and when the settle
ment was abandoned BY the whites
II was burned by Indians in 1882. The
renegade Timothy Dorman being with
this party.
Bushes Eort-This was situated on
the Buckhannon river. one and half
miles northeast Of the Upsblr county
court house on land first settled byi
John Hacker and near where is now
the Heayener cemetery.
Currence Fort-A small fort.in the
upper part OF Tygart's valley, half
mile east OF the present village OF 2
Orchard in Randolph county. 1t has
sometimes been called Casinos fort. 4
Coon's Fort-This fort was situated
on Coon's run near the West Fork
river below the town Of Shinnston and
now in Marion county
Edwards Fort-This was smail
place OF. defense built in Booths Creek /
district. now in Taylor county.
Harbert,s Block House-Was situa-I
ted on Jones run in Eagle district.
iaadden's Fort-Was in Tygart.s
valley at the mouth of Elk Water
Randolph county.
Jackson's Block House-Wds situa-
ted on Ten Mile creek in Sardis dis
trtct exact location not known
Minear.s Fort-This fort was locat- I
ed on Cheat river. at the present site
OF st. George Tucker county. and was /
built by John Minear, in 1876
Meals Sltation-Was situated on the
south side OF the Little Kalawha riv-
er about one mile fSom It's mouth in
the Ohio river, now In Wood county.
1t was built by Captain James Nea1e,
and was prominent place Of defense !,
In the Indian wars.
Films Fort-Was situated on the
Ohio river at the mouth OF the Lee
creek, Harris district, Wood county.
Nutter's Fort-This was located on {.
the southern bank of Elk creek. two
miles from Clarksburg on the Buck
harmon road on the land OF THOMAS
Nutter. 1t bore q prominent part IN
the defense Of the county, and was al
house OF refuge for settlers fleeing
from savage foe for many miles
around.
Powers Fort-Was on Simpsons
creek. Harrison county, below Bridge
port and was built by John Powers
Richards Fort-T1lis was near the;
mouth OF Sycamore creek, six miles
from Clarhsburg on the land of Jac-is
Oh Richards.
Westfall's Fort-This was large
built by Jacob Westfa1l about quar-
ter OF mile south of Beverly, about !.
the commencement OF Dunmore,s
war.
Vests Fort This fort was on
Hackers creek near the present town
OF Jane Lew In Lewis county, and
was in locality that suffered more
from Indian raids than any other por-
ton OF the Virginia frontier.
Wilson's Fort-Was built by Colon
Ell BENJAMIN Wilson in Tygart's val
lew nov Randolph county near the
mouth OF Chenowith creek, betweenl
Beverly and akins and bore prom
inent part in the Indian wars.
In addition to the forts mentioned h
on the east bank of the Ohio river
in Harrison county, the United States
government built Fort Harmer at the
mouth OF the Muskingum, now Mar
ietta in 1886, and fort built by the
settlers at Belpre. opposite Parkers-l
burg ia 1889 called Farmers Castle,
gave additional security to the from
tier.
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