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Pricketts Fort State Park

West Virginia · WV

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Historical park north of Fairmont with a rebuilt Prickett's Fort, which gave settlers refuge in colonial times. It shows frontier life in Virginia.

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Prickett's Fort State Park is a 188-acre (76.1 ha) West Virginia state park north of Fairmont, near the confluence of Prickett's Creek and the Monongahela River. The park features a reconstructed refuge fort and commemorates life on the Virginia frontier during the late 18th century.

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