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| | 1750s Frontier Fort (Site not responding. Last check: ) |
 | | One hundred and forty-three years later, during the turbulent decade of the 1750s, some of the settlers in Augusta County, Virginia, built stockades around their homes for the protection of their families, livestock, and neighbors. |
 | | In 2004, the fascinating story of these frontier forts and the settlers that built and depended on them will be added to the exciting historic venues currently presented at Virginia's Explore Park. |
 | | Our time period will shift slightly from 1740 to the decade of the 1750s, and we will address the diverse reasons why some families chose to "fort up" rather than to flee when faced with threats of attack. |
| www.explorepark.org /Historic_Areas/1750s_frontier_fort.htm (197 words) |
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