Maiden Springs Fort

Maiden Springs Fort is a Virginia historical marker in Tazewell County, dedicated 1929.

Tazewell County · dedicated 1929 · Rte. 91, just north of Route 609 (Wardell Road)

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On the hillside to the west stood Maiden Springs Fort, also known as Reese Bowen's Fort. It was garrisoned in Dunmore's War, 1774. Reese Bowen, the founder, fought at Point Pleasant, 1774, and was killed at King's Mountain, 1780.

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