Fort Frederick Marker

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Near Big Pool in Washington County, Maryland — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

Fort Frederick
Maryland State Park

Fort Frederick Marker Photo, Click for full size

By J. J. Prats, August 5, 2006

1. Fort Frederick Marker

Inscription. Colonial stone fort built 1756 for Province of Maryland by Gov. Horatio Sharpe to protect frontier against French and Indians after Braddock’s defeat. Detention camp for British prisoners 1776–83. Occupied 1861–2 by Union troops. George Washington was here July 1756 and June 1758.

Erected by State Roads Commission.

Location. 39° 38.764′ N, 78° 0.239′ W. Marker is near Big Pool, Maryland, in Washington County. Marker is at the intersection of National Pike (U.S. 40) and Big Pool Road (Maryland Route 56), on the left when traveling west on National Pike. Click for map. Marker is in this post office area: Big Pool MD 21711, United States of America.

Other nearby markers. At least 5 other markers are within 3 miles of this marker, as the crow flies. Gen. J. E. B. Stuart’s Cavalry (approx. 1.1 miles away); The National Road (approx. 1.7 miles away); Big Pool Junction (approx. 1.7 miles away); The Federal Signal Station (approx. 1.9 miles away); a different marker also named The National Road (approx. 2.3 miles away). Click for a list of all markers in Big Pool.

By J. J. Prats, August 5, 2006

2. Fort Frederick Marker

Regarding Fort Frederick. Fort Frederick is 3½ miles southeast from here.

Also see . . .
1. Fort Frederick State Park. (Submitted on November 12, 2006.)
2. Fort Frederick State Park, One of Col. Washington's Frontier Forts. (Submitted on November 12, 2006.)

Fort Frederick South Face with Only Entrance Photo, Click for full size

By J. J. Prats, October 22, 2006

3. Fort Frederick South Face with Only Entrance

Inside Fort Frederick Photo, Click for full size

By J. J. Prats, October 22, 2006

4. Inside Fort Frederick

View from Fort Entrace Facing South Photo, Click for full size

By J. J. Prats, October 22, 2006

5. View from Fort Entrace Facing South

Building is the Visitor's Center and Museum. The bluff in the distance is across the Potomac River in West Virginia.

Credits. This page originally submitted on November 12, 2006, by J. J. Prats of Springfield, Virginia. This page has been viewed 1,795 times since then. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on November 12, 2006, by J. J. Prats of Springfield, Virginia.