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Fort Loudoun is the surviving archaeological core of a British colonial fort built in Winchester, Virginia, during the French and Indian War between 1756 and 1758 under George Washington’s supervision as a Virginia Regiment colonel. Named for John Campbell, 4th Earl of Loudoun, it served as an important frontier military post while Virginia strengthened its defenses, and Washington headquartered his militia regiment there for two years. Though most of the square bastioned earthwork has vanished into the modern city, the site at 419 North Loudoun preserves a construction-era well and part of the northwest bastion, linking Winchester’s wartime past to Washington’s early military career.
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Winchester, Virginia · United States
