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Troops from this fort under Captain Mercer were ambushed in 1756 and many were killed. The French and Indians later attacked the fort but the garrison, aided by Daniel Morgan and other frontiersmen, repulsed the assault.
US 50, near junction with County Route 14 (Cacapon River Road), Capon Bridge Hampshire County West Virginia
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