National Register of Historic Places

Fort Van Meter

Romney, Hampshire County, West Virginia
Listed
December 30, 2009
Type
Building
Period
Early Republic
Ref No.
09001191

About this property

Fort Van Meter, or Fort VanMeter or Van Meter Fort, may refer to any of several 18th-century frontier forts built in the eastern United States by members of the pioneering Dutch-American Van Meter family: Fort Van Meter (Hampshire County, West Virginia) (ca.

Location

Romney, Hampshire County, West Virginia
39.23633, -78.84133

Federal Designation

The National Register of Historic Places, administered by the National Park Service, is the United States federal government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures, and objects deemed worthy of preservation for their historical, architectural, archaeological, engineering, or cultural significance. Listing on the National Register recognizes a property's importance to American history but does not place restrictions on private owners; it does, however, make properties eligible for federal historic preservation tax incentives and enables consideration in federal planning decisions. This property is recorded in the National Register under reference number 09001191. It was listed on December 30, 2009.

Categories

ARCHITECTUREMILITARY
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Sources

Property data from the National Register of Historic Places, National Park Service (public domain).

Description adapted from Wikipedia under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International License.

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Nearby Battles

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4.7 mi
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5.4 mi
Skirmish at Moorefield Road (Hampshire)
1862Civil War
5.8 mi
Action at Mechanicsburg Gap (Hampshire County)
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5.9 mi

Questions about this property

When was Fort Van Meter listed on the National Register?

Fort Van Meter was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on December 30, 2009.

What type of historic resource is Fort Van Meter?

Fort Van Meter is classified as a building in the National Register of Historic Places.

What is the period of significance for Fort Van Meter?

The period of significance for Fort Van Meter is recorded as the early_republic era.

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