Fort Dinwiddie

Photographed by J. J. Prats, May 2, 2010

1. Fort Dinwiddie Marker

Inscription. Known also as Byrd’s Fort and Warwick’s Fort. Probably built in 1755, it was visited that year by George Washington.

Erected 1927 by Conservation & Development Commission. (Marker Number Q-5.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Colonial Era • Forts and Castles • War, French and Indian. In addition, it is included in the Former U.S. Presidents: #01 George Washington, the George Washington Slept Here, and the Virginia Department of Historic Resources (DHR) series lists. A significant historical year for this entry is 1755.

Location. Marker is missing. It was located near 38° 4.85′ N, 79° 50.7′ W. Marker was near Bacova, Virginia, in Bath County. It was at the intersection of Virginia Route 39 and Dinwiddie Trail, on the right when traveling west on Virginia Route 39. Touch for map. Marker was in this post office area: Bacova VA 24412, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker was in Virginia’s Shenandoah Valley,

in the Alleghany Highlands,

and specifically in the Potomac Highlands.

It was also in the American South,

specifically

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in the Upper South,

in Appalachia,

and specifically in Southern Appalachia. Globally, it was in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it found itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

one of the original Thirteen Colonies,

one of the Confederate States of America,

and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 4 miles of this location, measured as the crow flies: Bacova (approx. 1.8 miles away); Mountain Grove (approx. 2.7 miles away); West Warm Springs (approx. 2.8 miles away); a different marker also named West Warm Springs (approx. 2.8 miles away); Overshoot Wheel (approx. 3.8 miles away); Waterwheel Restaurant Building (approx. 3.8 miles away); The Dinwiddie Mantle (approx. 3.8 miles away); Terrill Hill (approx. 3.8 miles away).

Also see . . . Vanderpool-L Fort Dinwiddie 1756. “Fort Dinwiddie (also known as Warwick's Fort; Byrd's Fort) was a prominent French and Indian War defense located on Jackson River, about 5 miles west of the present town of Warm Springs in Bath County, Virginia.

Photographed by J. J. Prats, May 2, 2010

2. Fort Dinwiddie Marker

It was erected in 1755. It served as a frontier defense until as late as 1789.” (Submitted on May 4, 2010.)

Credits. This page was last revised on July 24, 2026. It was originally submitted on May 4, 2010, by J. J. Prats of Powell, Ohio. This page has been viewed 2,738 times since then and 159 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on May 4, 2010, by J. J. Prats of Powell, Ohio.