Vance in Hampshire County, West Virginia — The American South (Appalachia)

Fort Forman

Photographed by Beverly Pfingsten, March 28, 2009

1. Fort Forman Marker

Inscription. Frontier outpost, Capt. William Forman (Foreman), in 1777, led a company from this county to the relief of Fort Henry at Wheeling. He, two sons, and others were killed in an ambush by Native Americans at the "Narrows" near Moundsville.

Erected 2004 by West Virginia Division of Archives & History.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Forts and Castles • War, US Revolutionary • Wars, US Indian. In addition, it is included in the West Virginia Archives and History series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1777.

Location. 39° 22.52′ N, 78° 44.301′ W. Marker is in Vance, West Virginia, in Hampshire County. It is at the intersection of West Virginia Route 28 and Buffalo Hollow Road on West Virginia Route 28. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Romney WV 26757, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the Eastern Panhandle.

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

and also the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 3 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Old District Parsonage (approx. 2.3 miles away); Easton Family Homesite (approx. 2.4 miles away); Presbyterian Church (approx. 2.4 miles away); Gilbert Proctor Miller (approx. 2½ miles away); Literary Hall (approx. 2½ miles away);

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Hampshire County World War I Memorial (approx. 2½ miles away); Lieutenant John Blue (approx. 2½ miles away); Romney / Early Memorial (approx. 2½ miles away).

Photographed by Mike Wintermantel

2. Fort Forman Marker

Site of Fort Forman Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Beverly Pfingsten, March 28, 2009

3. Site of Fort Forman Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on May 31, 2020. It was originally submitted on May 25, 2009, by Bill Pfingsten of Bel Air, Maryland. This page has been viewed 2,513 times since then and 127 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on May 25, 2009, by Bill Pfingsten of Bel Air, Maryland. 2. submitted on November 11, 2018, by Mike Wintermantel of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. 3. submitted on May 25, 2009, by Bill Pfingsten of Bel Air, Maryland.