Fort Ashby
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Erected in 1755 by Lieut. John Bacon under orders from George Washington and garrisoned with twenty-one men. Lieut. Robert Rutherford, with company of Rangers, was defeated here, August, 1756, by the French and Indians. Fort was named for Col. John Ashby who arrived there after remarkable escape from the Indians.
Ashby commanded the fort until after the Revolutionary War. The W.P.A. restored fort in 1939.
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