Behind the Parapet Marker

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Cheat Bridge in Randolph County, West Virginia — The American South (Mid-Atlantic)

Behind the Parapet

By Bernard Fisher, August 8, 2012

1. Behind the Parapet Marker

Inscription. Union soldiers built the main earthworks here to provide defense. They made the embankment by forming a crib with spruce logs. The crib was then filled with earth and stone.

Such a fortification would provide protection from rifle and artillery fire. The original wall was reported to be more than ten feet high and eight feet thick at its base.

Erected by US Forest Service.

Location. 38° 37.358′ N, 79° 52.793′ W. Marker is in Cheat Bridge, West Virginia, in Randolph County. Marker can be reached from County Route 250/4 1.1 miles west of Route 250. Click for map. Located in Fort Milroy. Marker is in this post office area: Huttonsville WV 26273, United States of America.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 8 miles of this marker, as the crow flies. Guarding the Turnpike (within shouting distance of this marker); Astride the Road from Nowhere (within shouting distance of this marker); Cabin Remains (about 300 feet away, in a direct line); Cheat Summit Fort (about 400 feet away); Shavers Fork (approx. 0.8 miles away); Cheat Summit Camp (approx. one mile away); Cheat Mountain (approx. 2.4 miles away); Old Brick Church (approx. 7.2 miles away). Click for a list of all markers in Cheat Bridge.

Entrance to the fort Photo, Click for full size

By Bernard Fisher, August 8, 2012

2. Entrance to the fort

Front wall of the fort Photo, Click for full size

By Bernard Fisher, August 8, 2012

3. Front wall of the fort

Credits. This page originally submitted on August 10, 2012, by Bernard Fisher of Mechanicsville, Virginia. This page has been viewed 73 times since then. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on August 10, 2012, by Bernard Fisher of Mechanicsville, Virginia.