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Fort Chiswell Site
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Virginia Landmarks Register
Fort Chiswell Monument, October 2008
Nearest city	Fort Chiswell, Virginia
Area	94 acres (38 ha)
Built	1752 (1752)
NRHP reference No.	78003046
VLR No.	098-0026
Significant dates
Added to NRHP	August 29, 1978
Designated VLR	December 21, 1976

Fort Chiswell Site is a historic archaeological site located at Fort Chiswell, Wythe County, Virginia. It is the site of a frontier fort built in 1758 as an outpost during the French and Indian War. The fort was situated at the junction of the Great Trading Path and the Richmond Road, near the New River. The fort fell into disrepair in the 18th century as both the county seat and courthouse were moved from Fort Chiswell to the county seat of Wytheville, 12 miles to the west. The remaining foundations of the Fort and its surrounding buildings were completely covered over during the construction of I-77 in Wythe County during the 1970s. There is a pyramid shaped historical marker of sandstone situated approximately 200 yards west-northwest of the fort's original location.

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1978.

References

1. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
2. "Virginia Landmarks Register". Virginia Department of Historic Resources. Retrieved 5 June 2013.

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