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Pricketts
Fort State Park
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Description: Fort reconstructed to 1794
appearance, located on original site. Cabins, meeting
hall, storehouse inside walls, outside walls is restored 1860
home.
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Address:
Route 3 Box 403
Fairmont, WV 26554
Parent Organization:
West Virginia State Parks
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Apr 18 -- Oct 28 |
12-4:30 |
10-4:30 |
10-4:30 |
10-4:30 |
10-4:30 |
10-4:30 |
10-4:30 |
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Ticket sales end at 4:00 |
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| Admission: |
Criteria
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Child
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Student |
Adult |
Senior |
Groups |
| As of FEB 2007 |
6-12 $3 |
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$6 |
55+ $5 |
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Additional Group Info:
Special Tours & Pricing:
Reservation Contact:
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| Top
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Site Features: |
| What kind of visit you can have:
Start in the Visitor Center with a video and purchase of
tour tickets. Costumed interpreters lead the
tours, and describe the day's living history
activities. Once inside the fort, visitors are
self-guided, and can go at their own pace from activity
to activity. At the Prickett House, outside the
fort, the life style represented is mid-19th century. |
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Suggested Stay: |
| Period |
Type of Site |
| Buildings:
Reconstructed log stockade fort with 16 cabins, original
Prickett house (1859) |
| Interpreters:
costumed guides and interpreters engage in daily tasks |
Craftspeople:
weaving, spinning, blacksmithing, gun making, basketry,
dyeing, militia (not all activities on all days) |
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| Picnic
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Yes |
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Shop |
Merchandise |
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Gift Shop |
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Contact
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Contact |
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| Other |
Fishing, Boat launch |
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| Historical |
Description
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Contact
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Address
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Inst History of Technology & Industrial
Archaeology Education
Comer Museum Museum |
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Details are on the way, but in
the meantime, you can find addresses, descriptions, URLs
and more at our sister site,
www.stepintoplaces.com |
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Address
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Contact |
| Camping/RV |
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| Prickett's
Creek Campground |
Box 177
Fairmont WV 26554 |
304 363-1910 |
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Bed
& Breakfast
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| Acacia House
B&B |
158 Locust
Avenue
Fairmont WV 26554 |
304 367-1000 |
| Almost Heaven
B&B |
391 Scott
Avenue
Morgantown WV 26508 |
304 296-4007 |
| Appelwood B&B |
1749 Smithtown
Road
Morgantown WV 26508 |
304 296-2607 |
| Fieldcrest Manor B&B |
1440 Stewartstown Road
Morgantown WV 26505 |
304 599-2686 |
| Preston County
Inn |
112 West Main
Street
Kingwood WV 26537 |
304 329-2220 |
| Hotel/Motel |
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Click Here For Bookings in or near Fairmont |
| Avenue Motel |
816 Fairmont Avenue
Fairmont WV 26554 |
304 366-4960 |
| Belmont Motor
Inn |
608 Bellview Boulevard
Fairmont WV 26554 |
304 363-5300 |
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Comfort Inn & Suites |
1185 Airport
Road
Fairmont WV 26554 |
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| Country Club
Motor Lodge |
1499 Locust Avenue
Fairmont WV 26554 |
304 366-4141 |
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Days Inn Fairmont |
228 Middletown Road
Fairmont WV 26554 |
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| Fairmont Motor
Lodge Inc |
1117 Fairmont
Avenue
Fairmont WV 26554 |
304 363-0100 |
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Holiday Inn Fairmont |
930 E Old Grafton
Road
Fairmont WV 26554 |
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| Red Roof Inn |
50 Middletown
Road
Fairmont WV 26554 |
304 366-6800 |
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Fairmont Super 8 Motel |
2208 Pleasant
Valley Road
Fairmont WV 26554 |
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| Crislip Motor
Lodge |
300 Moritz
Avenue
Grafton WV 26354 |
304 265-2100 |
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