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Prickett's Fort State Park
| Prickett's Fort State Park | |
|---|---|
 Prickett's Fort reconstruction | |
  Location of Prickett's Fort State Park in West Virginia | |
| Location | Marion, West Virginia, United States |
| Coordinates | 39°30′55″N 80°05′53″W / 39.51528°N 80.09806°W |
| Area | 22 acres (8.9 ha) |
| Elevation | 971 ft (296 m) |
| Established | 1975[2] |
| Named for | Prickett's Fort |
| Governing body | West Virginia Division of Natural Resources |
| Website | wvstateparks |
Prickett Bay Boat Launching Site | |
| Location | Near Fairmont, West Virginia |
| Area | 216 acres (87 ha) |
| Built | 1773 |
| NRHP reference No. | 74002404[3] |
| Added to NRHP | February 13, 1974 |
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.[4]
- ^ "Pricketts Fort State Park". Protected Planet. IUCN. Retrieved 30 April 2018.
- ^ Where People and Nature Meet: A History of the West Virginia State Parks. Charleston, West Virginia: Pictorial Histories Publishing Company. April 1988. ISBN 0-933126-91-3.
- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ Prickett's Fort Foundation website.
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