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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMKCG_fight-at-bloomery-gap_Capon-Bridge-WV.html
Early in 1862, Confederate raids and attacks put Hampshire County and much of the surrounding area under nominal Southern control. The Baltimore and Ohio Railroad and nearby telegraph wires were severed, impeding Federal troop movements. A militia…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2I9_northwestern-turnpike_Capon-Bridge-WV.html
In 1784, Washington proposed the Northwestern Turnpike as an all-Virginia route to the Ohio. Authorized in 1827 and started in 1831, it remains a monument to the skill of its engineers, Charles Shaw and Colonel Claudius Crozet.
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2GG_fort-edwards_Capon-Bridge-WV.html
Troops from this fort under Captain Mercer were ambushed in 1756 and many were killed. The French and Indians later attacked the fort but the garrison, aided by Daniel Morgan and other frontiersmen, repulsed the assault.
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1FW_frederick-county-va-west-virginia_Capon-Bridge-WV.html
(West Facing Side): Frederick County Va.Area 435 Square Miles
Formed in 1738 from Orange and named for Frederick, Prince of Wales, father of King George III. Several battles were fought in the vicinity of Winchester 1862-1864
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