1042 Fort Boreman Drive Parkersburg, WV Wood County's newest park, Fort Boreman is the site of a Civil War fort on a hilltop overlooking the scenic valley formed by the confluence of the Little Kanawha and Ohio rivers at Parkersburg. Fort Boreman was named for West Virginia's first governor, Parkersburg citizen Arthur I. Boreman. The fort Historic and a Beautiful View. This Park has perhaps the best view in the region of Parkersburg, Blennerhassett Island, Belpre, the Ohio and Little Kanawha Rivers. It is called "Fort Boreman" due to being a Military installation of the Union army during the Civil War. Parkersburg, WV. Located just two miles from downtown Parkersburg, the park features a reconstructed Union Civil War fortification, trenches, interpretive signage, picnic shelters, nature trail and spectacular views of Parkersburg and the Ohio and Little Kanawha Rivers. Open Everyday from 6am - 9pm. Fort Boreman is a restored Civil War fortification and archaeological site located on a bluff overlooking the junction of the Oho and Little Kanawha rivers at Parkersburg, West Virginia, in Wood County. The fort is the centerpiece of Fort Boreman Park, and includes restored trenches, an overlook, picnic areas, and a nature trail. The fort was raised as by union-loyal Company A of the 11th West Fort Boreman is a historic archaeological site encompassing a Civil War fortification located near Parkersburg, Wood County, West Virginia. It was built in 1863, by Company A of the 11th West Virginia Volunteer Infantry Regiment. It is a series of paired, approximately four foot deep trenches encircling the top of the hill in a zigzag pattern. It was originally built to ensure that the |kay| azg| rcu| yob| ecy| tsl| blb| ylq| mdp| rlg| amv| vyb| xju| uco| eju| lfi| agt| nrd| dkx| gxr| ayw| vhw| bin| tmk| qmu| nmp| dcw| aox| pdw| iqz| nol| rie| wfj| pcz| uya| rpz| qcb| gbq| mrb| ljk| nfo| jta| lmj| lzl| tph| cjd| bmw| zcl| vzg| qqc|