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List of forts in Washington County, Pennsylvania : ウィキペディア英語版 | List of forts in Washington County, Pennsylvania This article is a list of forts in Washington County, Pennsylvania. During the colonial era and the American Revolution, Washington County, Pennsylvania was on the American Frontier. The forts provided protection for settlers from attacks by Indians who already lived in the area. == Doddridge's Fort ==
Doddridge's Fort was a series of stockaded log cabins in Washington County, Pennsylvania. It was built roughly in the year 1773 by John Doddridge as a refuge for settlers in area, which was then the American frontier.〔 Dr. Joseph Doddridge was born and raised there.〔 The fort was located in present-day Independence Township, Washington County, Pennsylvania. The attack on Doddridge's Fort was recorded in historian's Samuel Kercheval 1883 history ''A History of the Valley of Virginia''. On May 28, 1947, the Pennsylvania Historical & Museum Commission erected a historical marker at Pa. 844 west of Pa. 231 at Sugar Run Road, west of West Middletown, Pennsylvania, noting the importance of Doddridge's Frrt to the history of Pennsylvania.〔 The actual location of the fort was north of the marker.〔 In 2003, plans were developed for the Washington County Historical Society to create a replica of Doddridge's Fort at Cross Creek County Park. The facility was to have been known as The Washington County Frontier Experience Center.〔
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