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

William Wynne’s Fort

Photographed by J. J. Prats, October 16, 2015

1. William Wynne’s Fort Marker

Inscription. On the hillside to the north stood Wynne’s Fort. A settlement was made here as early as 1752. Some years later William Wynne obtained land here and built a neighborhood fort. After 1776 the state government built a fort and garrisoned it.

Erected 1929 by Conservation and Development Commission. (Marker Number X-10.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Forts and Castles • Settlements & Settlers • Wars, US Indian. In addition, it is included in the Virginia Department of Historic Resources (DHR), and the Virginia, Clinch River Forts Circa 1774 series lists. A significant historical year for this entry is 1752.

Location. 37° 7.47′ N, 81° 29.691′ W. Marker is in Tazewell, Virginia, in Tazewell County. It is at the intersection of Fincastle Turnpike (Business U.S. 19) and Ben Bolt Avenue, on the left when traveling south on Fincastle Turnpike. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Tazewell VA 24651, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Southwest Virginia.

It is also in the American South,

specifically in the Upper South,

in Appalachia,

and specifically in Southern Appalachia. 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 Court for Tazewell County (approx. 0.9 miles away); The James Wynn House (approx. 1½ miles away); Molly Tynes’s Ride (approx. 1.6 miles away); Burke’s Garden (approx.

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1.6 miles away); Tazewell (approx. 1.8 miles away); Indian-Settler Conflicts (approx. 3.6 miles away); Pisgah United Methodist Church (approx. 4.4 miles away); Big Crab Orchard or Witten’s Fort (approx. 4.4 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Tazewell.

Another marker is no longer nearby. Big Crab Orchard Or Witten’s Fort (was approx. 4.4 miles away but has been confirmed missing).

Also see . . . Frontier Forts in Southwestern Virginia. 1968 sketch by Emory L. Hamilton. “Wynn’s Fort was located at Locust Hill on the North fork of Clinch River, about one and a half miles from the present town of Tazewell, VA, and was probably erected in 1774. Whether it was ever directly attacked by the Indians is unknown, but due to its proximity to the Sandy War Passes it may have been.” (Submitted on November 15, 2015.)

Ben Bolt Avenue and Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by J. J. Prats, October 16, 2015

2. Ben Bolt Avenue and Marker

The Hillside to the North of the Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by J. J. Prats, October 16, 2015

3. The Hillside to the North of the Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on November 15, 2015, by J. J. Prats of Powell, Ohio. This page has been viewed 1,731 times since then and 79 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on November 15, 2015, by J. J. Prats of Powell, Ohio.