Fort Seybert is an

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located in Pendleton County,

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, United States. This town was named for Captain Jacob Seybert, who built an early

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here. It was captured by Native Americans in 1758, who spared only eleven lives (see

Bemino Bemino ('' fl.'' 1710s–1780s, Delaware)—known as John Killbuck Sr. to white settlers—was a renowned medicine man and war leader of Delaware (Lenape) and Shawnee warriors during the French and Indian War (1754–63). He was a son of Netawat ...

). Fort Seybert is the only place in the United States with this name. Fort Seybert is located along the South Fork South Branch Potomac River.

External links

Fort Seybert Massacre (1758) at the WV Division of Culture and HistoryCommunity news and information
Unincorporated communities in Pendleton County, West Virginia Unincorporated communities in West Virginia {{PendletonCountyWV-geo-stub