Built 1862 Opened 1862 Added to NRHP 26 March 1976 | NRHP Reference # 76001939 Area 4,047 m² | |
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Location Charleston, West Virginia Similar Clay Center, Charleston Civic Center, Simpson Memorial United M, Appalachian Power Park, Magic Island | ||
Old fort scammon charleston west virginia
Fort Scammon, also known as Camp White or Fort Hill, is an archaeological site in Charleston in Kanawha County, West Virginia. The site preserves earthenwork battlements that were set up in 1863 in an elliptical pattern. The period of significance during the American Civil War coincides with the period of late summer in 1862 when Confederate artillery fired from the area and the year or so after March 1863 when Union troops fortified the heights.
Located atop a prominence known today as "Fort Hill", it was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1976.
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