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Point of Fork
James Madison Hwy,
VA ,
USA
Latitude & Longitude:
37° 46' 55.679916",
-78° 14' 5.575704"
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Virginia State
Historical Marker
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Four miles southeast is Point of Fork, near which an Indian village stood in 1607. In The Revolution a state arsenal was there. In June, 1781, Simcoe, sent by Cornwallis with a small force to destroy the stores there, succeeded in making Baron Steuben, the American commander, believe the whole British army to be near. Steuben retreated, leaving the stores to be destroyed.
Last updated: 2/14/2015 15:17:00 |
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Related Themes: American Revolution, the Revolutionary War.
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Point of Fork Virginia Map
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