Star Fort (1)

Star Fort (1) (1862-1864) - A U.S. Civil War post established in 1862 by Union forces in Winchester, Frederick County, Virginia. Abandoned in 1864.

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Fort Earthworks Bastion

Current Status

Highway Marker A-2 on Martinsburg Pike (Hwy 11) in Winchester. Site is on private Property at Fortress Drive in Winchester. Earthworks remains are still visible. Managed by the Shenandoah Valley Battlefields Foundation. Access by permission only call 540.740.4545.

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Location: On Fortress Drive in Winchester, Frederick County, Virginia. Maps & Images Lat: 39.20627 Long: -78.16384 Multi Maps from ACME Maps from Bing Maps from Google Elevation: .....'

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 823-824

Links:

• North American Forts - Fort Star Fort
• Shenandoah Valley Battlefields Foundation

Visited: 13 Apr 2012

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