Carpenter's Fort, Ohio is a historical community located in
Jefferson County, Ohio
Jefferson County is a county located in the U.S. state of Ohio. As of the 2020 census, the population was 65,249. Its county seat is Steubenville. The county is named for Thomas Jefferson, who was vice president at the time of its creation.
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History
Carpenter's Fort or Carpenter's
Station as it was sometimes called, was established in the summer of 1781 when John Carpenter built a
fortified house
A fortified house or fortified mansion is a type of building which developed in Europe during the Middle Ages, generally with significant fortifications added.
United States
In the United States, historically a fortified house was often calle ...
above the mouth of Short Creek on the Ohio side of the Ohio River in what is now
Jefferson County, Ohio
Jefferson County is a county located in the U.S. state of Ohio. As of the 2020 census, the population was 65,249. Its county seat is Steubenville. The county is named for Thomas Jefferson, who was vice president at the time of its creation.
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, near
Rayland, Ohio
Rayland is a village in southern Jefferson County, Ohio, United States, along the Ohio River. The population was 389 at the 2020 census. It is part of the Weirton–Steubenville metropolitan area.
History
Rayland was originally called Portland ...
. John Carpenter, born c1737-1738, died in Aug 1806 in
Coshocton County, Ohio
Coshocton County is a county located in the U.S. state of Ohio. As of the 2020 census, the population was 36,612. Its county seat is Coshocton. The county lies within the Appalachian region of the state. The county was formed on January 31, 18 ...
, reportedly served in the
American Revolutionary War
The American Revolutionary War (April 19, 1775 – September 3, 1783), also known as the Revolutionary War or American War of Independence, was a major war of the American Revolution. Widely considered as the war that secured the independence of t ...
from
Virginia
Virginia, officially the Commonwealth of Virginia, is a state in the Mid-Atlantic and Southeastern regions of the United States, between the Atlantic Coast and the Appalachian Mountains. The geography and climate of the Commonwealth ar ...
under
George Washington
George Washington (February 22, 1732, 1799) was an American military officer, statesman, and Founding Father who served as the first president of the United States from 1789 to 1797. Appointed by the Continental Congress as commander of ...
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[J. H. S. Trainer and W. M. Trainer: "History of Jefferson County, Ohio" in ''History of the Upper Ohio Valley'', Brant & Fuller, Madison, Wis., 1890, pp. 32-33.]
References
Further reading
* William G. Wolfe: ''Stories of Guernsey County, Ohio, History of an Average Ohio County'', published by the Author, Cambridge, O., 1943, pp. 873–87
* N. N. Hill Jr.: ''History Of Coshocton County, Ohio, Its Past And Present, 1740-1881''
* A. A. Graham & Co., Publishers, Newark, O., 1881
* John H. Gwathmey: ''Historical Register of Virginians in the Revolution, Soldiers, Sailors, Marines, 1775-1783''
* Dietz Press, Richmond, Va., 1938., p. 31
* Frank D. Henderson, John R. Rea, and Jane Down Dailey: ''The Official Roster of the Soldiers of the American Revolution Buried in the State of Ohio'', The F. J. Heer Printing Co., Columbus, O., 1929, p. 69
* J. A. Caldwell: ''History of Belmont and Jefferson County, Ohio, 1880'', cited in ''The Epistle'', Rosemary Bachelor, ed., Vol. XIII, No. 6, November 1987, p. 32
* ''History of the Upper Ohio Valley with Family History and Biographical Sketches'', Brant & Fuller, Madison, Wis., 1890, pp. 32–33.
Populated places in Coshocton County, Ohio
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