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Nutter Fort in Harrison County, West Virginia — The American South (Appalachia)
 

Nutter's Fort

 
 
Nutter's Fort Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Mike Wintermantel
1. Nutter's Fort Marker
Inscription. Built by Thomas Nutter in 1772 after settlement two years earlier. Nutter was a captain in the Revolutionary Army and is buried here. Refugees from Hacker's Creek settlements came here during the Indian raids of 1779.
 
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Forts and CastlesWar, US Revolutionary. A significant historical year for this entry is 1772.
 
Location. 39° 15.46′ N, 80° 19.332′ W. Marker is in Nutter Fort, West Virginia, in Harrison County. It is at the intersection of Buckhannon Pike (West Virginia Route 20) and Thomas Avenue, on the right when traveling south on Buckhannon Pike. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Clarksburg WV 26301, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in West Virginia’s Little Kanawha Valley. It is also in the American South, specifically in the Upper South, in Appalachia, and specifically in Northern Appalachia. Globally, it is in North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Veterans Memorial (here, next to this marker); Center Branch Church (approx. 0.8 miles away); Veteran Honor Roll (approx. 1.2 miles away); Jackson Cemetery (approx. 1½ miles away); John George Jackson (approx. 1½ miles away); a different marker also named The Jackson Cemetery (approx. 1½ miles away); Kelly Miller School (approx. 1½ miles away); Kelly Miller (approx. 1½ miles away).
 
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Nutter's Fort Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Mike Wintermantel
2. Nutter's Fort Marker
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on November 30, 2020. It was originally submitted on November 30, 2020, by Mike Wintermantel of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. This page has been viewed 2,543 times since then and 235 times this year. Photos:   1, 2. submitted on November 30, 2020, by Mike Wintermantel of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
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