Martin's Station: Difference between revisions
Jump to navigation
Jump to search
John Stanton (talk | contribs) No edit summary |
John Stanton (talk | contribs) No edit summary |
||
| Line 13: | Line 13: | ||
Built with five to six cabins, 30 feet apart with stockades between each building. Abandoned in June 1776 because of hostile Indians. | Built with five to six cabins, 30 feet apart with stockades between each building. Abandoned in June 1776 because of hostile Indians. | ||
== Current Status == | == Current Status == | ||
Marker | Marker near the site. A recreation of the Martin's Station is located at the Wilderness Road State Park in | ||
{| | {| | ||
| | | | ||
<googlemap version="0.9" lat="36.7636998" lon="-83.0126663" zoom="15" width="500" scale="yes" overview="yes" controls="large" icons="http://www.fortwiki.com/mapicons/icon{label}.png"> | <googlemap version="0.9" lat="36.7636998" lon="-83.0126663" zoom="15" width="500" scale="yes" overview="yes" controls="large" icons="http://www.fortwiki.com/mapicons/icon{label}.png"> | ||
(M) 36.7636998, -83.0126663 | (M) 36.7636998, -83.0126663 | ||
Martin's Station Marker | |||
(R) 36.633325 -83.528693 | |||
Martin's Station Recreation | |||
</googlemap> | </googlemap> | ||
|valign="top"| | |valign="top"| | ||
| Line 31: | Line 33: | ||
'''Links:''' | '''Links:''' | ||
* [http://www.northamericanforts.com/East/vasowest.html#lee North American Forts - Martin's Station] | * [http://www.northamericanforts.com/East/vasowest.html#lee North American Forts - Martin's Station] | ||
* [http://www.historicmartinsstation.com/ Wilderness Road State Park - Martin's Station Recreation] | |||
{{Visited|No}} | {{Visited|No}} | ||
Revision as of 16:11, 18 July 2010
Martin's Station (1775-1776) - First established in 1775 by Joseph Martin on the north side of Martin's Creek. Abandoned in 1776.
Martin's Station History
Built with five to six cabins, 30 feet apart with stockades between each building. Abandoned in June 1776 because of hostile Indians.
Current Status
Marker near the site. A recreation of the Martin's Station is located at the Wilderness Road State Park in
|
{"selectable":false,"width":"500"} |
Location: Lee County, Virginia. Maps & Images Lat: 36.7636998 Long: -83.0126663 |
Sources:
Links:
Visited: No
Martin's Station Picture Gallery
|
Click on the picture to see a larger version. Contribute additional pictures - the more the better! |