Fort Henry (West Virginia)

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Fort Henry (Fort Fincastle)
Wheeling, West Virginia
Type	stockade
Site information
Controlled by	Colony of Virginia and Virginia
Site history
Built	1774
In use	1774–1784
Battles/wars	Lord Dunmore's War American Revolutionary War First Battle of Fort Henry (1777) Second Battle of Fort Henry (1782)

Fort Henry was a colonial fort which stood about ¼ mile from the Ohio River in what is now downtown, Wheeling, West Virginia. The fort was originally known as Fort Fincastle and was named for Viscount Fincastle, Lord Dunmore, Royal Governor of Virginia. Later it was renamed for Patrick Henry, and was at the time located in Virginia. The fort was subject to two major sieges, two notable feats (McColloch's Leap and Betty Zane's trek through the battle) and other skirmishes.