Prickett's Fort State Park

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Prickett's Fort State Park
West Virginia State Park
Prickett's Fort
Country	United States
State	West Virginia
County	Marion
Elevation	971 ft (296 m)
Coordinates	39°30′55″N 80°05′53″W / 39.51528, -80.09806
Area	22 acres (8.9 ha)
Owner	West Virginia Division of Natural Resources
Nearest city	Fairmont, West Virginia
Location of Prickett's Fort State Park in West Virginia
Website: Prickett's Fort State Park

Prickett's Fort State Park is a 22-acre West Virginia state park, 0.088 km²^[1] above the confluence of Prickett's Creek and the Monongahela River. The day use park is located about 2 miles (3 km) from Exit 139 of I-79, north of Fairmont, West Virginia in Marion County. Prickett's Fort features a re-created frontier fort that serves as a living history reenactment of 18th century frontier life. The original Job Prickett House, built in 1859^[2], sits a few feet outside the stockade walls of the fort. The 19th century house provides a contrast to the frontier lifestyle displayed inside the fort's walls.

Contents 1 Features 2 Accessibility 3 Non-motorized park access 4 See also 5 References 6 External links

[edit] Features

• Prickett's Fort
• Job Prickett House
• Fishing
• Boat launch
• Hiking trails
• MCTrail^[3]
• Mon River Trail^[4]
• 400-seat outdoor amphitheater
• Nature trail with 25 interpretive stations

[edit] Accessibility

Accessibility for the disabled was assessed by West Virginia University. The assessment found most park features to be accessible.^[5] The 2005 assessment found issues with access to abuilding entrance.

[edit] Non-motorized park access

Prickett's Fort is the terminus for two rail trails open only to non-motorized travel. To the south, the 3-mile (5 km) long Marion County Trail (McTrail)^[3]connects Fairmont to the park.^[3] Morgantown is about 19 miles north of the park along the Mon River Trail.^[4] The two trails, level and covered with a crushed gravel surface, are used by walkers, joggers, and cyclists.

[edit] See also

• List of West Virginia state parks
• state park

[edit] References

[edit] External links

• Official site

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