Fort Bingamon

Fort Bingamon (HMY0L)

Location: Petersburg, WV 26847 Grant County
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Country: United States of America
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N 38° 55.649', W 79° 10.502'

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Near this fort, established as defense against Indians, stood Samuel Bingamon's cabin. His home attacked and his wife wounded, Bingamon single-handed shot and clubbed to death all but one of a party of seven Indians.
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HM NumberHMY0L
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Year Placed1974
Placed ByWest Virginia Department of Archives and History
Marker ConditionNo reports yet
Date Added Wednesday, September 17th, 2014 at 2:39am PDT -07:00
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UTM (WGS84 Datum)17S E 658193 N 4310312
Decimal Degrees38.92748333, -79.17503333
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 38° 55.649', W 79° 10.502'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds38° 55' 38.94" N, 79° 10' 30.12" W
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Area Code(s)304
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 5333 Franklin Pike, Petersburg WV 26847, US
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