Fort Boreman

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.[2] The fort was named after Arthur I. Boreman, West Virginia's first Governor.[3]

Fort Boreman
A view of the hill that makes up the former Fort Boreman
LocationFort Boreman Drive, Parkersburg, West Virginia
Coordinates39°15′41″N 81°34′6″W
Area12 acres (4.9 ha)
Built1863
Built byCo. A, 11th West Virginia Volunteer Infantry Regiment
NRHP reference No.02001690[1]
Added to NRHPApril 17, 2003

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2002.[1]

References
  1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. Gail Lynn Walls, Patricia Miller and J.T. Sutton (May 2001). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Fort Boreman" (PDF). State of West Virginia, West Virginia Division of Culture and History, Historic Preservation. Retrieved 2011-09-15.
  3. "Fort Boreman Park". City of Parkersburg. Retrieved 2021-01-25.


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