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'''{{PAGENAME}}''' (1756-1760s) - A [[French & Indian War]] Fort established in 1756 | '''{{PAGENAME}}''' (1756-1760s) - A [[French & Indian War]] Fort established in 1756 in Berkeley County, West Virginia just across the Potomac River from Williamsport, Maryland. Probably abandoned as a fortification sometime in the 1760s. | ||
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Established in 1756. | Established in 1756. | ||
A VA colonial militia stockaded fort at Evan Watkin's Landing and Ferry. The fort was built on the [[Evan Watkins]] farm near his ferry, Maidstone on the south side of the Potomac River across from present-day Williamsport, Maryland. It was | A VA colonial militia stockaded fort at Evan Watkin's Landing and Ferry. The fort was built on the [[Evan Watkins]] farm near his ferry, Maidstone on the south side of the Potomac River across from present-day Williamsport, Maryland. It was on the main road connecting Virginia, Maryland, and Pennsylvania which was originally known as the Great Indian Warpath now U.S. Route 11. | ||
During the fall & spring of 1755-56, Watkins’s farm served as an outpost and depot for the Virginia Regiment and it came to include a magazine of munitions. On 8 May 1756, Colonel [[George Washington]] directed Captain [[Robert Stewart]] to fortify Maidstone. On 3 Jul 1756, Stewart informed Washington that the fort now had entrenchments with adjacent high ground and a guardhouse. | During the fall & spring of 1755-56, Watkins’s farm served as an outpost and depot for the Virginia Regiment and it came to include a magazine of munitions. On 8 May 1756, Colonel [[George Washington]] directed Captain [[Robert Stewart]] to fortify Maidstone. On 3 Jul 1756, Stewart informed Washington that the fort now had entrenchments with adjacent high ground and a guardhouse. | ||
This fort was never directly assaulted by Indians and was probably abandoned as a fortification in the 1760s. | This fort was never directly assaulted by Indians and was probably abandoned as a fortification sometime in the 1760s. The abandoned log Fort Maidstone and the Rawlings tavern were still on the site when the Mason & Dixon line surveyors visited the site in September 1765. | ||
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== Current Status == | == Current Status == | ||
Unknown. | Unknown. A roadside marker on US 11 provides information about the ferry. | ||
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'''Location:''' | '''Location:''' Marlowe, Berkeley County, West Virginia. | ||
{{Mapit-US-cityscale|39.59999|-77.83374}} | {{Mapit-US-cityscale|39.59999|-77.83374}} | ||
* Elevation: | * Elevation: .....' | ||
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'''GPS Locations:''' | '''GPS Locations:''' | ||
* {{GPSLinkLong|Lat=39.59999|Lon=-77.83374}} Watkins Ferry Marker | * {{GPSLinkLong|Lat=39.59999|Lon=-77.83374}} Watkins Ferry Marker | ||
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'''See Also:''' | '''See Also:''' | ||
* [[French & Indian War Fortifications - West Virginia]] | |||
* [[French & Indian War Fortifications - Virginia]] | |||
'''Sources:''' | '''Sources:''' | ||
* {{Roberts}}, page 845. | * {{Roberts}}, page 845. | ||
*<!-- {{GNIS2|ID=.....}} ---> | * {{Baker}}, pages 156-159. | ||
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'''Links:''' | '''Links:''' | ||
* [https://www.northamericanforts.com/East/wveast.html#maid North American Forts - Fort Maidstone] | * [https://www.northamericanforts.com/East/wveast.html#maid North American Forts - Fort Maidstone] | ||
* [http://www.wvencyclopedia.org/articles/2049 e-WV - Fort Maidstone] | * [http://www.wvencyclopedia.org/articles/2049 e-WV - Fort Maidstone] | ||
* [https://www.hmdb.org/m.asp?m=131795 Hmdb - Watkins Ferry] | |||
* [https://founders.archives.gov/index.xqy?q=Maidstone&s=1111211111&r=1 Founders OnLine - Maidstone] | |||
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{{Visited|No}} | {{Visited|No}} | ||
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[[Category:West Virginia All]] | [[Category:West Virginia All]] | ||
[[Category:West Virginia Forts]] | [[Category:West Virginia Forts]] | ||
[[Category:West Virginia | [[Category:West Virginia Berkeley County]] | ||
[[Category:{{PAGENAME}}]] | [[Category:{{PAGENAME}}]] | ||
[[Category:West Virginia Not Visited]] | [[Category:West Virginia Not Visited]] | ||
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HistoryEstablished in 1756. A VA colonial militia stockaded fort at Evan Watkin's Landing and Ferry. The fort was built on the Evan Watkins farm near his ferry, Maidstone on the south side of the Potomac River across from present-day Williamsport, Maryland. It was on the main road connecting Virginia, Maryland, and Pennsylvania which was originally known as the Great Indian Warpath now U.S. Route 11. During the fall & spring of 1755-56, Watkins’s farm served as an outpost and depot for the Virginia Regiment and it came to include a magazine of munitions. On 8 May 1756, Colonel George Washington directed Captain Robert Stewart to fortify Maidstone. On 3 Jul 1756, Stewart informed Washington that the fort now had entrenchments with adjacent high ground and a guardhouse. This fort was never directly assaulted by Indians and was probably abandoned as a fortification sometime in the 1760s. The abandoned log Fort Maidstone and the Rawlings tavern were still on the site when the Mason & Dixon line surveyors visited the site in September 1765.
Current StatusUnknown. A roadside marker on US 11 provides information about the ferry.
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Visited: No
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