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Fort Loudoun (Virginia)
Fort Loudoun was a historic fortification of the French and Indian War, located in what is now Winchester, Virginia. The fort was built between 1756 and 1758 under the supervision of George Washington, then a colonel in the militia of the British Province of Virginia. It was named for John Campbell, 4th Earl of Loudoun, who commanded the British forces in North America for a time during the war. Washington and his militia regiment were headquartered at the fort for two years. The fort was a roughly square bastioned earthworks, whose extent spread across where North Loudoun Street runs.〔
The property at 419 North Loudoun encompasses the historic heart of the fort, including a well dating to the fort's construction, and a portion of its northwest bastion.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=PIF Resource Sheet for Fort Loudoun Site Well )〕 This area has been listed on the National Register of Historic Places.〔 This property is now owned by the non-profit French and Indian War Foundation.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Fort Loudoun History )〕
==See also==
*Adam Kurtz House, Washington's headquarters while the fort was under construction, now a museum
*National Register of Historic Places listings in Winchester, Virginia
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