Fort Van Meter (Hampshire County, West Virginia)
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fort-van-meter-hampshire-county-west-virginia-162-5696706
title:
Fort Van Meter (Hampshire County, West Virginia)
text:
Fort Van Meter — or Fort VanMeter — is a mid-18th century frontier fort in the South Branch Potomac River Valley about 9 miles (14 km) southwest of Romney in Hampshire County, West Virginia, USA. It is located 15 miles (24 km) northeast of Moorefield and about a mile northeast of the former community of Glebe at the northern end of the rugged river gorge known as The Trough. Fort Van Meter, a small rectangular stone building erected around 1754 for the protection of white settlers against hostil
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wiki
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encyclopedia
description:
United States historic place
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fort_Van_Meter_(Hampshire_County,_West_Virginia)
date created:
2010-01-11T00:01:35Z
date modified:
2024-08-27T17:03:32Z
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13
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