Audley Paul’s Fort
Nearby stood Capt. Audley Paul’s fort. built
in 1757 during the French and Indian War
(1754-1763) as one in a series of fortifications
to protect Virginia's frontier. Paul served as
a lieutenant in Maj. Gen. Edward Braddock’s
ill-fated expedition against the French at
Fort Duquesne in 1755. He soon joined
Col. William Preston’s ranger company as first
lieutenant and served in the 1756 expedition
against the Shawnee at Sand Creek. In 1761,
Paul’s fort sheltered settlers fleeing their
homesteads in anticipation of Indian attacks.
Paul later served in Dunmore’s War and fought
in the Battle of Point Pleasant, 10 Oct. 1774.
Marker is on Lee Highway (Route F055 Frontage Road) south of Plank Road (County Route 610), on the left when traveling north.
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