Prickett's Fort State Park

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Prickett's Fort State Park is a 22-acre West Virginia state park, 0.088 km²[1] above the confluence of Prickett's Creek and the Monongahela River. The day use park is located about 2 miles (3 km) from Exit 139 of I-79, north of Fairmont, West Virginia in Marion County. Prickett's Fort features a re-created frontier fort that serves as a living history reenactment of 18th century frontier life. The original Job Prickett House, built in 1859[2], sits a few feet outside the stockade walls of the fort. The 19th century house provides a contrast to the frontier lifestyle displayed inside the fort's walls.

Contents

  • Prickett's Fort
  • Job Prickett House
  • Fishing
  • Boat launch
  • Hiking trails
  • MCTrail[3]
  • Mon River Trail[4]
  • 400-seat outdoor amphitheater
  • Nature trail with 25 interpretive stations

Accessibility for the disabled was assessed by West Virginia University. The assessment found most park features to be accessible.[5] The 2005 assessment found issues with access to abuilding entrance.

Prickett's Fort is the terminus for two rail trails open only to non-motorized travel. To the south, the 3-mile (5 km)long Marion County Trail (McTrail) connects Fairmont to the park.[3] Morgantown is about 19 miles north of the park along the Mon River Trail.[4] The two trails, level and covered with a crushed gravel surface, are used by walkers, joggers, and cyclists.

  1. ^ Strager, J.M, and Yuill, C.B., THE WEST VIRGINIA GAP ANALYSIS PROJECT FINAL REPORT, Appendix 4, Natural Resource Analysis Center, West Virginia University, Morgantown, West Virginia, 2002.
  2. ^ Prickett's Fort Memorial Foundation web site, accessed September 6, 2006
  3. ^ a b Marion County (MCTrail) Rail Trail web page, accessed September 8, 2006
  4. ^ a b Mon River Trail web page, accessed September 8, 2006
  5. ^ Guide to Accessible Recreation and Travel in WV, WVU Center for Excellence in Disabilities web site, accessed July 31, 2006

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