Carpenter's Fort, Ohio

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Carpenter's Fort, Ohio is a historical community located in Jefferson County, Ohio.

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History

Carpenter's Fort or Carpenter's Station as it was sometimes called, was established in the summer of 1781 when John Carpenter built a fortified house above the mouth of Short Creek on the Ohio side of the Ohio River in what is now Jefferson County, Ohio, near Rayland, Ohio. [1] [2] John Carpenter, born c1737-1738, died in Aug 1806 in Coshocton County, Ohio, reportedly served in the American Revolutionary War from Virginia under George Washington. [3]

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References

  1. J. A. Caldwell: History of Belmont and Jefferson Counties, Ohio, Historical Publishing Co., Wheeling, W.Va., 1880, p. 605, reprinted 1983.
  2. Julie Minot Overton, with Kay Ballantyne Hudson and Sunda Anderson Peters eds.: Ohio Towns and Townships to 1900: A Location Guide, The Ohio Genealogical Society, Mansfield, O. (Penobscot Press), 2000, p. 59.
  3. J. H. S. Trainer and W. M. Trainer: "History of Jefferson County, Ohio" in History of the Upper Ohio Valley, Brant & Fuller, Madison, Wis., 1890, pp. 32-33.

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