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Fort Henry

Fort Henry is a Virginia historical marker in northwest corner. Attached to building, Petersburg County, dedicated 1932.

West Washington and North South Streets, northwest corner. Attached to building

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Four blocks north is the traditional site of Fort Henry, established under the Act of 1645. In 1646 the fort was leased by Abraham Wood. From it, in 1650, Wood and Edmund Bland set out on an exploring expedition; and, in 1671, Batts and Fallam on the first expedition known to have crossed the Appalachian Mountains. The fort was garrsioned again in 1675, with Peter Jones as commander. Error: Note that there is a spelling error in the last sentence, and "garrsioned" should be "garrisoned."

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David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries

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1630 · Nova Virginia Tabula. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
1862 · Map of the battle ground near Richmond, showing plainly, every point of interest of the… (Digital Commonwealth, Boston Public Library)
1867 · Petersburg and Five Forks (N. Michler, U.S. Engineers, 1867) (Library of Congress, Geography and Map Division)
1891 · (Virginia, N. Carolina) Railroad Map of the United States. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
1944 · Petersburg, Virginia (USGS Historical Topographic Map Collection)

Nova Virginia Tabula, 1630, covering the location of Fort Henry, with a pin at the marker's coordinates — Nova Virginia Tabula, 1630, covering this location. David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries. The pin is ours, placed from the marker's coordinates.

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Fort Henry

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