Fort Cricket Hill

Fort Cricket Hill
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Overview of the fort site
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Nearest city	Hudgins, Virginia
Coordinates	37°29′15″N76°18′22″W / 37.48750°N 76.30611°W / 37.48750; -76.30611
Area	18 acres (7.3 ha)
Built	1776 (1776)
NRHP reference No.	70000811 [1]
Added to NRHP	June 15, 1970

Fort Cricket Hill is an historic American Revolutionary War site in Mathews County, Virginia. The site is located near the Gwynn's Island bridge, which carries Cricket Hill Road (Virginia Route 223) to the island from the mainland near the village of Cricket Hill. From fortifications on this site (now marked by a plaque and observation deck), rebel Patriot forces fired on British forces controlled by the royal governor, Lord Dunmore, that had occupied Gwynn's Island. ^[2]

The site was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1970. ^[1]

See also

• National Register of Historic Places listings in Mathews County, Virginia

References

1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
2. "Comprehensive Plan". Mathews County. Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2014-03-20.