Stanleytown in Henry County, Virginia — The American South (Mid-Atlantic)

Fort Trial

Photographed by Bill Coughlin, February 4, 2013

1. Fort Trial Marker

Inscription. Fort Trial, constructed in 1756, once stood nearby overlooking the Smith River. It was one in a series of forts authorized by the General Assembly to be built on the frontier to protect settlers from Indians during the French and Indian War. The square fort was made of twenty-foot split timbers erected close together. Four feet of timber were buried in the earth and the walls were about sixteen feet high. George Washington visited Fort Trial in 1756. It was abandoned near the end of the eighteenth century when hostilities between colonists and Indians had subsided.

Erected 2000 by Department of Historic Resources. (Marker Number A-54.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: War, French and Indian. In addition, it is included in the Virginia Department of Historic Resources (DHR) series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1756.

Location. 36° 44.588′ N, 79° 56.213′ W. Marker is in Stanleytown, Virginia, in Henry County. It is on Virginia Avenue (U.S. 220) north of Fairystone Park Hwy (Virginia Route 57), on the right when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Stanleytown VA 24168, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Southern Virginia.

It is also in the American South

and specifically in the Upper South.

Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region,

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,

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 5 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: First Henry County Courthouse

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(approx. 0.8 miles away); Waller's Ford (approx. 2.9 miles away); The Historic John D. Bassett High School (approx. 3½ miles away); The Dick & Willie Passage (approx. 3.8 miles away); Changing Landscapes (approx. 4.1 miles away); a different marker also named The Dick & Willie Passage (approx. 4.3 miles away); Fayette Street (approx. 4.8 miles away); Martinsville's Early Textile Mills (approx. 5 miles away).

Photographed by Bill Coughlin, February 4, 2013

2. Fort Trial Marker

Photographed by Bill Coughlin, February 4, 2013

3. Fort Trial Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on July 7, 2021. It was originally submitted on February 10, 2013, by Bill Coughlin of Woodland Park, New Jersey. This page has been viewed 1,368 times since then and 37 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on February 10, 2013, by Bill Coughlin of Woodland Park, New Jersey.