Big Crab Orchard or Witten's Fort Virginia

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Big Crab Orchard or Witten's Fort

Crab Orchard Rd, VA , USA

Latitude & Longitude: 37° 7' 10.355196", -81° 34' 24.78018"

Virginia State
Historical Marker

On the hillside to the south stood Big Crab Orchard Fort, also known as Witten's Fort. Thomas Witten obtained land here in 1771 and built the fort as a neighborhood place of refuge. It was garrisoned in Dunmore's War, 1774.

Last updated: 2/14/2015 15:17:00

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