Fort Ashby

On 26 October 1755, Colonel George Washington gave orders to build a stockade and fort on the east side of Pattersons Creek. The fort was completed about six weeks later, commanded by Captain John Ashby and his 2nd Company of Rangers. He had orders from Washington to remain quiet as long as he could and to hold the fort as long as possible, but if necessary, rather than surrender, he should burn it and try to escape to Fort Sellers on the east side of the mouth of Patterson's Creek. The only major battle at Fort Ashby occurred in 1756, when Lieutenant Robert Rutherford and his Rangers were defeated by a band of French and Indians.{{cite web|url=https://wvculture.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/Fort-ashby.pdf|title=National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Fort Ashby|date=September 1970|access-date=2011-08-18 |author=Clifford M. Lewis|publisher=State of West Virginia, West Virginia Division of Culture and History, Historic Preservation}}

The Friends of Ashby's Fort own Fort Ashby. The museum is open Fridays, Saturdays, and Sundays, March - November, and for special events. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1970.

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Category:1755 establishments in the Thirteen Colonies

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Category:museums in Mineral County, West Virginia

Category:National Register of Historic Places in Mineral County, West Virginia

Category:Museums on the National Register of Historic Places in West Virginia

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