Near Petersburg in Grant County, West Virginia — The American South (Appalachia)

Fort Bingamon

Photographed by Forest McDermott, August 21, 2010

1. Fort Bingamon Marker

Inscription. Near this fort, established as defense against Indians, stood Samuel Bingamon's cabin. His home attacked and his wife wounded, Bingamon single-handed shot and clubbed to death all but one of a party of seven Indians.

Erected 1974 by West Virginia Department of Archives and History.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Forts and Castles. In addition, it is included in the West Virginia Archives and History series list.

Location. 38° 55.649′ N, 79° 10.502′ W. Marker is near Petersburg, West Virginia, in Grant County. It is on U.S. 220, on the right when traveling south. Next to Pansy Roadside Rest Area. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Petersburg WV 26847, 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

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in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 6 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Fairfax Line (approx. 4.4 miles away); Pendleton County / Grant County (approx. 4.7 miles away); Old Judy Church (approx. 4.8 miles away); War in Grant County (approx. 4.8 miles away); Winter Quarters Huts (approx. 5.4 miles away); The Tannery in Petersburg, WV (approx. 5.4 miles away); Fort Mulligan (approx. 5.4 miles away); Defending the Fort (approx. 5.4 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Petersburg.

Other markers no longer nearby. Petersburg (was approx. 5.4 miles away but has been confirmed missing); a different marker also named Fort Mulligan (was approx. 5.4 miles away but has been replaced with another marker now near it).

Photographed by Forest McDermott, August 21, 2010

2. Fort Bingamon Marker

Photo taken looking south on U.S. Route 220.

Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on December 11, 2011, by Forest McDermott of Masontown, Pennsylvania. This page has been viewed 1,197 times since then and 48 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on December 11, 2011, by Forest McDermott of Masontown, Pennsylvania. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.