Named for settler Joseph Edwards, Fort Edwards was part of a chain of frontier forts in the Virginia backcountry under the command of George Washington, then Colonel of the Virginia Regiment. John Mercer and sixteen soldiers were killed in an ambush by French soldiers and their Indian allies. The Fort Edwards Foundation, founded in November 1995, preserves, protects, and interprets the site. It al
so sponsors a number of events throughout the year to help educate the public about Fort Edwards and the people who lived there. The Visitors Center, which displays a number of artifacts excavated from the site and also includes a small bookstore and gift shop, is open on weekends from late June to early October. A walking path outside the Center leads visitors to the partial re-construction of the fort's stockade wall
For more information, please go to www.fortedwards.org.
