Fort Boreman

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 Baltimore and Ohio Railroad link between Wheeling and Parkersburg was not severed or commandeered by the Confederate army.^[2] The fort was named after Arthur I. Boreman, West Virginia's first Governor.^[3]

Fort Boreman
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
A view of the hill that makes up the former Fort Boreman
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Location	Fort Boreman Drive, Parkersburg, West Virginia
Coordinates	39°15′41″N 81°34′6″W
Area	12 acres (4.9 ha)
Built	1863
Built by	Co. A, 11th West Virginia Volunteer Infantry Regiment
NRHP reference No.	02001690[1]
Added to NRHP	April 17, 2003

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2002.^[1]

See also

• National Register of Historic Places listings in Wood County, West Virginia