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'''{{PAGENAME}}''' (1755-1789) - First established in 1755 around the house of [[William Warwick]] during the [[French & Indian War]]. Named after Virginia Governor [[Robert Dinwiddie]]. Abandoned in 1789. Also known as [[Warwick's Fort]], [[Hogg's Fort]] and [[Byrd's Fort]]. | '''{{PAGENAME}}''' (1755-1789) - First established in 1755 around the house of [[William Warwick]] during the [[French & Indian War]]. Named after Virginia Governor [[Robert Dinwiddie]]. Abandoned in 1789. Also known as [[Warwick's Fort]], [[Hogg's Fort]] and [[Byrd's Fort]]. | ||
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== [[French & Indian War]] (1754-1763) == | == [[French & Indian War]] (1754-1763) == | ||
A [[French & Indian War]] defense located on the Jackson River, five miles west of Warm Springs, Virginia. Originally the house of [[William Warwick]]. The fort was garrisoned by 60 to 100 men in 1756. Visited by [[George Washington]] in 1775. Remained a fortification as late as 1789. | A [[French & Indian War]] defense located on the Jackson River, five miles west of Warm Springs, Virginia. Originally the house of [[William Warwick]]. The fort was garrisoned by 60 to 100 men in 1756. Visited by [[George Washington]] in 1775. Remained a fortification as late as 1789. | ||
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'''Location:''' Bath County, Virginia. Map point is marker location. | '''Location:''' Marker at intersection of Hwy 39 and Dinwiddie Trail in Bath County, Virginia. Map point is marker location. | ||
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'''Links:''' | '''Links:''' | ||
* [http://www.northamericanforts.com/East/vanorwest.html#din North American Forts - Fort Dinwiddie] | * [http://www.northamericanforts.com/East/vanorwest.html#din North American Forts - Fort Dinwiddie] | ||
* [http://xroads.virginia.edu/~hyper/vaguide/tour11.html VA Tour 11 - Fort Dinwiddie] | |||
{{Visited|9 Apr 2012}} | {{Visited|9 Apr 2012}} | ||
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Fort Dinwiddie (1) (1755-1789) - First established in 1755 around the house of William Warwick during the French & Indian War. Named after Virginia Governor Robert Dinwiddie. Abandoned in 1789. Also known as Warwick's Fort, Hogg's Fort and Byrd's Fort.
French & Indian War (1754-1763)A French & Indian War defense located on the Jackson River, five miles west of Warm Springs, Virginia. Originally the house of William Warwick. The fort was garrisoned by 60 to 100 men in 1756. Visited by George Washington in 1775. Remained a fortification as late as 1789. Current StatusMarker 5-Q only.
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