Fort Lee

From West Virginia (WV) Cyclopedia

Located in present-day Charleston, WV in Kanawha County, originally called Clendenin's Fort.

Fort Lee was erected April 1788, by a company of Virginia Rangers under Colonel George Clendenin, at the present-day corner of Brooks Street and the Kanawha Boulevard in Charleston. Serving as a western frontier outpost along the Kanawha River, the fort provided a place for white settlers to seek protection against the Indian raids. The fort was named for General Henry "Light Horse Harry" Lee, one of Washington's most trusted officers, who later become governor of Virginia.

In 1791, Anne Bailey made a daring horseback ride to Lewisburg to obtain ammunition for settlers under attack at Fort Lee in Charleston by Native Americans.

See also: The Founding of Charleston