Stanleytown in Henry County, Virginia — The American South (Mid-Atlantic)
Fort Trial
Photographed By Bill Coughlin, February 4, 2013
1. Fort Trial Marker
Inscription.
Fort Trial, constructed in 1756, once stood nearby overlooking the Smith River. It was one in a series of forts authorized by the General Assembly to be built on the frontier to protect settlers from Indians during the French and Indian War. The square fort was made of twenty-foot split timbers erected close together. Four feet of timber were buried in the earth and the walls were about sixteen feet high. George Washington visited Fort Trial in 1756. It was abandoned near the end of the eighteenth century when hostilities between colonists and Indians had subsided.
Fort Trial, constructed in 1756, once stood nearby overlooking the Smith River. It was one in a series of forts authorized by the General Assembly to be built on the frontier to protect settlers from Indians during the French and Indian War. The square fort was made of twenty-foot split timbers erected close together. Four feet of timber were buried in the earth and the walls were about sixteen feet high. George Washington visited Fort Trial in 1756. It was abandoned near the end of the eighteenth century when hostilities between colonists and Indians had subsided.
Erected 2000 by Department of Historic Resources. (Marker Number A-54.)
Location. 36° 44.588′ N, 79° 56.213′ W. Marker is in Stanleytown, Virginia, in Henry County. Marker is on Virginia Avenue (U.S. 220) north of Fairystone Park Hwy (Virginia Route 57), on the right when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Stanleytown VA 24168, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 5 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies. First Henry County Courthouse (approx.
Credits. This page was last revised on July 7, 2021. It was originally submitted on February 10, 2013, by Bill Coughlin of Woodland Park, New Jersey. This page has been viewed 803 times since then and 67 times this year. Photos:1, 2, 3. submitted on February 10, 2013, by Bill Coughlin of Woodland Park, New Jersey.
