Carpenter's Fort, Ohio

History

Carpenter's Fort or Carpenter's Station as it was sometimes called, was established in the summer of 1781 when John Carpenter built a fortified house above the mouth of Short Creek on the Ohio side of the Ohio River in what is now Jefferson County, Ohio, near Marietta, Ohio. John Carpenter, born c1737-1738, died in Aug 1806 in Coshocton County, Ohio, reportedly served in the American Revolutionary War from Virginia under George Washington.