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Fort Marrow

Fort Marrow
Fort Marrow is located in West Virginia
Fort Marrow
Fort Marrow is located in the US
Fort Marrow
Location North corner U.S. Route 219 and County Route 219/16, near Huttonsville, West Virginia
Coordinates 38°38′00″N 80°01′21″W / 38.63333°N 80.02250°W / 38.63333; -80.02250Coordinates: 38°38′00″N 80°01′21″W / 38.63333°N 80.02250°W / 38.63333; -80.02250
Area 8 acres (3.2 ha)
Built 1861 (1861)
NRHP Reference # 10000511
Added to NRHP July 30, 2010

Fort Marrow is a historic American Civil War fort and archaeological site located near Huttonsville, Randolph County, West Virginia. It was built by the Union Army as part of the defenses for Camp Elkwater. It is a seven-sided, enclosed earthen redoubt. Associated with it is a nearby tent / hut site, now represented by 10 depressions in the earth.

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2010.



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