Fort Capon or Fort Enoch was a stockade fort erected in 1756 by the Virginia colonial militia located at the confluence of the North River and the Cacapon near present-day Forks of Cacapon in Hampshire County, West Virginia. A stockade is an enclosure of Palisades and tall walls made of logs placed side by side vertically with the tops sharpened to provide security Fortifications are Military Constructions and Buildings designed for defense in Warfare Humans have constructed defensive works for Year 1756 ( MDCCLVI) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a The Commonwealth of Virginia ( is an American state The term militia is commonly used today to refer to a military force composed of ordinary Citizens to provide defense emergency law enforcement or Paramilitary service North River The Cacapon River, located in the Appalachian Mountains of West Virginia 's Eastern Panhandle region is a beautiful and scenic river known for its outstanding Forks of Cacapon is an Unincorporated community in Hampshire County in the U Hampshire County is a County located in the US state of West Virginia. West Virginia ( is a state in the Appalachian Upland South, and Mid-Atlantic regions of the United States, bordered by The site of Fort Capon can be reached off of Gaston Road from WV 29 or WV 127 (Bloomery Pike). West Virginia Route 29 is a north-south State highway located in the Eastern Panhandle of West Virginia. West Virginia Route 127 is an east-west State highway located in northeast West Virginia.
The construction of the original stockade was ordered by George Washington and erected by troops in the Virginia Colonial Militia during the winter of 1756 and had been completed by the spring of 1757. A stockade is an enclosure of Palisades and tall walls made of logs placed side by side vertically with the tops sharpened to provide security George Washington (February 22 1732 December 14 1799 served as the first President of the United States of America (1789&ndash1797 and led the Year 1756 ( MDCCLVI) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Year 1757 ( MDCCLVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a On April 7, 1757, Washington ordered Captain John Mercer to lead his company of the Virginia Regiment to Fort Capon and to send out scouting parties as far as Berkeley Springs to determine if any French or Native Americans were present in the vicinity. Events 529 - First draft of Corpus Juris Civilis (a fundamental work in Jurisprudence) is issued by Eastern Roman Emperor Year 1757 ( MDCCLVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a John Mercer is a name shared by several people Johnny Mercer, American songwriter John Mercer, colonial lawyer father of John Bath is a town in Morgan County, West Virginia. It is incorporated as Bath, but is referred to by the name of its Post office, This article is about the country For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic France topics. Native Americans in the United States are the indigenous peoples from the regions of North America now encompassed by the continental United States On April 18th, Captain Mercer engaged in a skirmish with Native Americans near Fort Edwards on the Cacapon River in present-day Capon Bridge where he and sixteen of his men were killed. Capon Bridge is a town located in eastern Hampshire County, West Virginia along the Northwestern Turnpike ( U It is located on the 100 acre Powell Farm.
Fort Capon was known by a number of names during its use. These names include: Fort Enoch, Enoch's Fort, Fort Capon, and Forks of Capon Stockade.
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