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See Northern Theatre of the forts the Virginia Regiment travelled to and supplied 1755 to 1758:
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We are using Fort Loudoun Winchester VA as the starting point. It was the headquarters fort for Colonel George Washington of the Virginia Regiment.
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VIRGINIA REGIMENT’S
NORTHERN THEATRE
OF FORTS
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ABOUT THE RIVERS
There are the rivers the Virginia Regiments and its rangers and scouts and Indian Allies and local militia had to traverse many times through the mountains:
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Going west from Winchester VA:
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Cacapon River Fort Edwards
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North River (connects to Cacapon, known as the Forks of Cacapon) Enoch’s place
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Little Cacapon River (where it meets Potomac) Friend Cox
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South Branch Potomac River (where the Trough is)
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Going North above the Trough –
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One of Van Meter’s forts,
Kuykendall’s Fort,
Pearsall’s Fort,
Forman’s Fort,
William’s Fort
Fort John Parker
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Going South below the Trough –
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Fort Pleasant (Waggener’s Lower Fort and Van Meter’s place),
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Fort Hopwell and Town Fort
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Fort Buttermilk (at the confluence of 2 rivers with lengthy names- South Branch of the Potomac and South Fork of the South Branch of the Potomac – which leads to Forts way south: Strump’s Fort and Seybert’s Fort) ,
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Harness Fort
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Fort Defiance (Waggener’s Upper Fort),
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Fort Upper Tract
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Patterson Creek
The first 2 forts built per order of the Virginia House of Burgesses are, going from south to north:
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Cocke’s Fort
Fort Ashby
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Sellers Fort is on Patterson and North Branch Potomac River, aka Martin’s Fort and dispute over locations
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North Branch Potomac River
The Potomac splits into North Branch and South Branch way before Fort Cumberland.
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Going from from that split “up” the North Branch:
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Cresap’s Fort in Old Town Maryland
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Seller’s Fort (aka Martin’s Fort and dispute over locations)
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Fort Cumberland
Fort Ohio
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Nichols Fort
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For a World Wide or Local Perspective:
See Google World Map of the forts, battles, events of the French and Indian War
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OLD VIRGINA FORTS
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FORT LOUDOUN Winchester VA
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FORT EDWARDS Capon Bridge WV
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FORT ASHBY Fort Ashby WV
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FORT SEYBERT
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Old Stone Fort (Nieswanger’s)
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Fort Vauss See info on the attack
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MARYLAND FORTS
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FORT CUMBERLAND
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FORT FREDERICK
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PENNSYLVANIA FORTS
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FORT LIGONIER
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FOMBELL
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NEW YORK FORTS
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FORT STANWIX
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FRENCH FORTS
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FORT DU QUESNE
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FORT LA PRESENTATION
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FORTRESS LOUISBOURG
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FORT LE CHARTRES
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