Fort Boreman
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Fort Boreman | |
 A view of the hill that makes up the former Fort Boreman | |
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| Location | Fort Boreman Drive, Parkersburg, West Virginia |
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| Coordinates | 39°15′41″N 81°34′6″W / 39.26139°N 81.56833°W |
| Area | 12 acres (4.9 ha) |
| Built | 1863 |
| Built by | Co. A, 11th West Virginia Volunteer Infantry Regiment |
| NRHP reference No. | 02001690[1] |
| Added to NRHP | April 17, 2003 |
Fort Boreman is a historic archaeological site encompassing a Civil War fortification located near Parkersburg, Wood County, West Virginia. It was built in 1863, by Company A of the 11th West Virginia Volunteer Infantry Regiment. It is a series of paired, approximately four foot deep trenches encircling the top of the hill in a zigzag pattern. It was originally built to ensure that the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad link between Wheeling and Parkersburg was not severed or commandeered by the Confederate army.[2] The fort was named after Arthur I. Boreman, West Virginia's first Governor.[3]
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2002.[1]
