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In May 1756, overlooking the frontier town of Winchester, construction began on Fort Loudoun during the French and Indian War, known in Europe as the Seven Year’s War. Named for John Campbell, earl of Loudoun, it was a square fortification with four bastions built of earth, wood, and stone. Colonel George Washington, commander of the Virginia Regiment, designed the fort and supervised its construction until 1756. It served as Washington’s command center for a series of forts authorized by the Virginia House of Burgesses and built on the frontier from the Potomac River to North Carolina. A well dug through limestone bedrock survives.
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Winchester, Virginia · United States
