Fort Maidstone

Fort Maidstone (1756-1760s) - A French & Indian War Fort established in 1756 in Morgan County, West Virginia just across the Potomac River from Williamsport, Maryland. Abandoned as a fortification in the 1760s. History 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 located 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 in the 1760s. Current Status Unknown. {"selectable":false,"height":"-500","width":"-500"} Location: Morgan County, West Virginia. Maps & Images Lat: 39.59999 Long: -77.83374 Multi Maps from ACME Maps from Bing Maps from Google Elevation: .....' GPS Locations: 39.59999, -77.83374 Watkins Ferry Marker See Also: Sources: Roberts, Robert B., Encyclopedia of Historic Forts: The Military, Pioneer, and Trading Posts of the United States, Macmillan, New York, 1988, 10th printing, ISBN 0-02-926880-X, page 845. Links: North American Forts - Fort Maidstone Wikipedia - Fort Maidstone e-WV - Fort Maidstone Fortification ID: WV0180 - {{{Name}}} Visited: No