Fort Seybert
Inscription
Fort Seybert, strong frontier post with blockhouse, cabins, and stockade, surrendered to the Indians after three-day siege in 1758. Twenty of the prisoners were massacred and the others were carried into captivity. (Site 2 Mi. North)
Location
AddressUS 33 (eastbound), at junction with Sweedlin Valley Road (CR 3), Oak Flat
CityOak Flat
CountyPendleton
StateWest Virginia
Coordinates38.711190, -79.322270
Sources
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