Fort Ashby in Mineral County, West Virginia — The American South (Appalachia)

The Work Continues

Photographed by Mike Wintermantel, February 7, 2023

1. The Work Continues Marker

Inscription. Remains of pits dug into the ground for storage or for refuse disposal have been found. The artifacts found in these pits and elsewhere provide clues about goods brought into the fort and the occupants daily activities.
Very few remains of ceramic dishes have been found suggesting the occupants mostly ate or drank from pewter, tin, or wooden vessels. Animal bones left over from meals indicate that the meat diet was primarily beef and pork, likely provided as rations, supplemented by venison, hunted by the Virginia Rangers, Regiment and Militia.

This project is presented with financial assistance from the West Virginia Humanities Council, a state affiliate of the National Endowment for the Humanities.

This project is supported with financial assistance from the Department of Arts, Culture, and History, and the National Endowment for the Arts, with approval from the WV Commission on the Arts.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Forts and Castles.

Location. 39° 30.335′ N, 78° 45.92′ W. Marker is in Fort Ashby, West Virginia, in Mineral County. It is on Silver Maple Street. Marker is located on the grounds of the Fort Ashby Museum. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 237 Dans Run Road, Fort Ashby WV 26719, 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.

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At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: The Archaeological Evidence (here, next to this marker); Women at the Fort (a few steps from this marker); Step Back in Time (a few steps from this marker); Welcome to Ashby's Fort (a few steps from this marker); George Washington's Orders (within shouting distance of this marker); Old Fort (within shouting distance of this marker); Fort Ashby (within shouting distance of this marker); a different marker also named Fort Ashby (within shouting distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Fort Ashby.

Also see . . . Friends of Ashby's Fort. (Submitted on February 8, 2023, by Mike Wintermantel of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.)

Credits. This page was last revised on February 8, 2023. It was originally submitted on February 8, 2023, by Mike Wintermantel of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. This page has been viewed 153 times since then and 14 times this year. Photo 1. submitted on February 8, 2023, by Mike Wintermantel of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

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