Fort Ashby
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Fort Ashby is a historic stockade fort located in Fort Ashby, West Virginia, US. A military installation constructed during the French and Indian War, it is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
Origin
On 26 October 1755, Colonel George Washington gave orders to build a stockade and fort on the east side of Pattersons Creek. The fort was completed about six weeks later, commanded by Captain John Ashby and his 2nd Company of Rangers. He had orders from Washington to remain quiet as long as he could and to hold the fort as long as possible, but if necessary, rather than surrender, he should burn it and try to escape to Fort Sellers on the east side of the mouth of Patterson's Creek. The only major battle at Fort Ashby occurred in 1756, when Lieutenant Robert Rutherford and his Rangers were defeated by a band of French and Indians.<ref name="dhr">Template:Cite web</ref>
Ownership
The Friends of Ashby's Fort own Fort Ashby. The museum is open Fridays, Saturdays, and Sundays, March - November, and for special events. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1970.<ref name="nris"/>
See also
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- 1755 establishments in the Thirteen Colonies
- British forts in the United States
- Forts in Mineral County, West Virginia
- Colonial forts in West Virginia
- Forts on the National Register of Historic Places in West Virginia
- French and Indian War forts
- Landmarks in West Virginia
- Military and war museums in West Virginia
- Museums in Mineral County, West Virginia
- National Register of Historic Places in Mineral County, West Virginia
- Museums on the National Register of Historic Places in West Virginia
- Fort Ashby, West Virginia