Fort Marshall
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This settlers' refuge, located near Old Warm Spring Trail, was built about 1755 on the land of William Marshall.It was used as a station in the daily military patrol to guard the southwestern frontier of the Conococheague Settlement from raids in French and Indian War days.
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