Prickett's Fort State Park | |
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Location | Marion, West Virginia, United States |
Coordinates | 39°30′55″N 80°05′53″W / 39.51528°N 80.09806°W |
Area | 22 acres (8.9 ha) |
Elevation | 971 ft (296 m) |
Established | 1975[2] |
Named for | Prickett's Fort |
Governing body | West Virginia Division of Natural Resources |
Website | wvstateparks |
Prickett's Fort State Park is a 188-acre (76.1 ha) West Virginia state park north of Fairmont, near the confluence of Prickett's Creek and the Monongahela River. The park features a reconstructed refuge fort and commemorates life on the Virginia frontier during the late 18th century.[3]