Fort Seybert, West Virginia

Fort Seybert, West Virginia

Fort Seybert is an unincorporated community located in Pendleton County, West Virginia, USA. This town was named for Captain Seybert who commissioned an early stockade here. It was captured by Native Americans in 1758, who spared only eleven lives (see Bemino). 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

* [http://www.wvculture.org/hiStory/settlement/fortseybert01.html Fort Seybert Massacre (1758) at the WV Division of Culture and History]
* [http://fortseybert.net/ Community news and information]


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