Fort Randolph

In April 1778, Shawnee warriors sought revenge for the killing of Chief Cornstalk the previous spring, and ambushed a group of skirmishers at Fort Randolph, located at the confluence of the Ohio and Kanawha Rivers. The following month, the warriors returned and laid siege to the fort; when the Americans showed no signs of surrendering, the Shawnee withdrew. 

While the fort was burned in 1779, a reconstruction stands in its place in modern-day Point Pleasant, West Virginia. Built in 1974, the fort features a stockade and multiple buildings adhering to the original layout of the fort. Run by the Fort Randolph Committee, the site features tours, yearly reenactments of the siege, and special events, such as the Christmas Festival and Liberty Day celebration, which allows visitors to learn about the fort’s history and life on the frontier during the Revolutionary War.