Prickett's Fort State Park
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Prickett's Fort State Park is a 22-acre West Virginia state park, 0.088 km²[1] above the confluence of Prickett's Creek and the Monongahela River. The day use park is located about 2 miles (3 km) from Exit 139 of I-79, north of Fairmont, West Virginia in Marion County. Prickett's Fort features a re-created frontier fort that serves as a living history reenactment of 18th century frontier life. The original Job Prickett House, built in 1859[2], sits a few feet outside the stockade walls of the fort. The 19th century house provides a contrast to the frontier lifestyle displayed inside the fort's walls.
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[edit] Features
- Prickett's Fort
- Job Prickett House
- Fishing
- Boat launch
- Hiking trails
- MCTrail[3]
- Mon River Trail[4]
- 400-seat outdoor amphitheater
- Nature trail with 25 interpretive stations
[edit] Accessibility
Accessibility for the disabled was assessed by West Virginia University. The assessment found most park features to be accessible.[5] The 2005 assessment found issues with access to abuilding entrance.
[edit] Non-motorized park access
Prickett's Fort is the terminus for two rail trails open only to non-motorized travel. To the south, the 3-mile (5 km)long Marion County Trail (McTrail) connects Fairmont to the park.[3] Morgantown is about 17½ miles north of the park along the Mon River Trail.[4] The two trails, level and covered with a crushed gravel surface, are used by walkers, joggers, and cyclists.
[edit] See also
[edit] Reference
- ^ Strager, J.M, and Yuill, C.B., THE WEST VIRGINIA GAP ANALYSIS PROJECT FINAL REPORT, Appendix 4, Natural Resource Analysis Center, West Virginia University, Morgantown, West Virginia, 2002.
- ^ Prickett's Fort Memorial Foundation web site, accessed September 6, 2006
- ^ a b Marion County (MCTrail) Rail Trail web page, accessed September 8, 2006
- ^ a b Mon River Trail web page, accessed September 8, 2006
- ^ Guide to Accessible Recreation and Travel in WV, WVU Center for Excellence in Disabilities web site, accessed July 31, 2006
[edit] External links
- Official site
- Maps and aerial photos
- Street map from Google Maps, or Yahoo! Maps, or Windows Live Local
- Satellite image from Google Maps, Windows Live Local, WikiMapia
- Topographic map from TopoZone
- Aerial image or topographic map from TerraServer-USA
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