File:WV historical marker - Trout Rock Fort.jpg
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Historical Marker on route 220 near Franklin at the pullout commonly used by cavers visiting Hamilton Cave and Trout Cave of the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Guilday_Caves_Nature_Preserve" class="extiw" title="w:John Guilday Caves Nature Preserve">John Guilday Caves Nature Preserve</a>. Text: "TROUT ROCK FORT. The Trout Rock Fort was one in the chain of forts that the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/House_of_Burgesses" class="extiw" title="w:House of Burgesses">Virginia House of Burgesses</a> In March 1756 directed Washington to erect for the defense of settlers in the South Branch Valley. It also marks the end of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stonewall_Jackson" class="extiw" title="w:Stonewall Jackson">Gen. Stonewall Jackson’s</a> pursuit of the Federals after the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_McDowell" class="extiw" title="w:Battle of McDowell">Battle of McDowell</a>, May 12, 1862. On this site during the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Civil_War" class="extiw" title="w:American Civil War">War Between the States</a>, gunpowder was made from <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Potassium_nitrate" class="extiw" title="w:Potassium nitrate">saltpeter</a> obtained in a nearby cave. "
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| current | 12:46, 8 January 2017 | | 2,780 × 2,592 (3.29 MB) | 127.0.0.1 (talk) | Historical Marker on route 220 near Franklin at the pullout commonly used by cavers visiting Hamilton Cave and Trout Cave of the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Guilday_Caves_Nature_Preserve" class="extiw" title="w:John Guilday Caves Nature Preserve">John Guilday Caves Nature Preserve</a>. Text: "<i>TROUT ROCK FORT. The Trout Rock Fort was one in the chain of forts that the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/House_of_Burgesses" class="extiw" title="w:House of Burgesses">Virginia House of Burgesses</a> In March 1756 directed Washington to erect for the defense of settlers in the South Branch Valley. It also marks the end of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stonewall_Jackson" class="extiw" title="w:Stonewall Jackson">Gen. Stonewall Jackson’s</a> pursuit of the Federals after the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_McDowell" class="extiw" title="w:Battle of McDowell">Battle of McDowell</a>, May 12, 1862. On this site during the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Civil_War" class="extiw" title="w:American Civil War">War Between the States</a>, gunpowder was made from <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Potassium_nitrate" class="extiw" title="w:Potassium nitrate">saltpeter</a> obtained in a nearby cave. </i>" |
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