Fort Clendenin

Fort Clendenin (HMF7X)

Location: Charleston, WV 25301 Kanawha County
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Country: United States of America
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N 38° 20.664', W 81° 37.95'

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1788

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Saved by two historic rides for powder. Ann Bailey on horseback through wilderness to Lewisburg and return. Fleming Cobbs poled down Kanawha River to Point Pleasant and return.
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This boulder is established to commemorate Clendennin's Fort which was built in 1788 for the protection of the early settlers against the Indians and stood here.
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HM NumberHMF7X
Series This marker is part of the Daughters of the American Revolution series
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Year Placed1915
Placed ByKanawha Valley Chapter Daughters of the American Revolution
Marker ConditionNo reports yet
Date Added Thursday, September 25th, 2014 at 1:30pm PDT -07:00
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UTM (WGS84 Datum)17S E 444728 N 4244217
Decimal Degrees38.34440000, -81.63250000
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 38° 20.664', W 81° 37.95'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds38° 20' 39.84" N, 81° 37' 57.00" W
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Area Code(s)304
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 1206 Kanawha Blvd E, Charleston WV 25301, US
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