Fort Pawpaw
Inscription
North on high flat, overlooking the junction of Pawpaw Creek and the Monongahela River, was "Pawpaw Fort", a ninety-foot square stockade-fort erected in 1781. Rangers commanded by Captain Jack Evans garrisoned it.
Location
AddressUS 19, near Rivesville-Fairview Road
CountyMarion
StateWest Virginia
Coordinates39.555320, -80.204050
Sources
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