Fort Boreman
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Forts in West VirginiaMilitary installations established in 1863Mountains of West VirginiaNational Register of Historic Places in Wood County, West VirginiaWood County, West Virginia, in the American Civil War
Fort Boreman is a historic archaeological site encompassing a Civil War fortification located near Parkersburg, Wood County, West Virginia. It was built in 1863, by Company A of the 11th West Virginia Volunteer Infantry Regiment. It is a series of paired, approximately four foot deep trenches encircling the top of the hill in a zigzag pattern. It was originally built to ensure that the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad link between Wheeling and Parkersburg was not severed or commandeered by the Confederate army. The fort was named after Arthur I. Boreman, West Virginia's first Governor.It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2002.
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Fort Boreman Drive, Parkersburg
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Fort Boreman Drive
26101 Parkersburg
West Virginia, United States
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