PRICKETTS FORT INVITES VISITORS TO RELIVE THE PIONEERING SPIRIT OF CAPTAIN JACOB PRICKETT AND HIS FAMILY

Prickett's Fort State Park uses a living history style of interpretation to preserve, document and exhibit the past. It features an 18th century recreation of the original Pricketts Fort which provided a place of refuge from Native American attack. In addition, guests enjoy visiting the original 19th century Job Prickett House, Prickett Cemetery, Visitor Center, and Museum Gift Shop.
Watch Blacksmithing at Pricketts Fort in this YouTube Video, courtesy of Marion CVB: ​https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ahkBaTkAFP8

Visit Pricketts Fort

A visit to Pricketts Fort allows visitors a glimpse into the everyday life on the Western Virginia frontier during the 18th century. Tours feature costumed interpreters demonstrating a variety of colonial skills and conveying the fort’s fascinating history.

Attend a Workshop

Pricketts Fort offers a variety of historic arts workshops each year. From blacksmithing to basket weaving, students have the opportunity to learn a fun and unique skill in a historic setting.

Become a Member

A Pricketts Fort Memorial Foundation membership offers members many exciting benefits. By joining the PFMF you are supporting the efforts to promote and preserve Pricketts Fort’s unique history.