Fort Donnally, West Virginia

Fort Donnally, West Virginia
Unincorporated community
Fort Donnally, West Virginia
Coordinates: 37°56′37″N 80°28′33″W / 37.94361°N 80.47583°W / 37.94361; -80.47583Coordinates: 37°56′37″N 80°28′33″W / 37.94361°N 80.47583°W / 37.94361; -80.47583
Country	United States
State	West Virginia
County	Greenbrier
Elevation	2,205 ft (672 m)
Time zone	Eastern (EST) (UTC-5)
• Summer (DST)	EDT (UTC-4)
Area code(s)	304 & 681
GNIS feature ID	1556430[1]

Fort Donnally is an unincorporated community in Greenbrier County, West Virginia, United States. Fort Donnally is 7.5 miles (12.1 km) southwest of Falling Spring.

References

Municipalities and communities of Greenbrier County, West Virginia, United States County seat: Lewisburg Cities Lewisburg Ronceverte White Sulphur Springs Towns Alderson‡ Falling Spring Quinwood Rainelle Rupert CDP Fairlea Other communities Alta Alvon Anjean Anthony Asbury Auto Bellburn Bingham Blaker Mills Blue Bend Blue Sulphur Springs Bowes Brantville Burdette Caldwell Charmco Clearco Clendenenville Clintonville Cobb Cordova Cornstalk Crag Crawley Crichton Dawson Dennis Dickson Droop Mountain Duo Esty Farmdale Fort Donnally Fort Spring Frankford Frazier Friars Hill Gardner Golden Grassy Meadows Half Way Henning Hickory Grove Hines Hokes Mill Hopper Horrock Hughart Julia Keister Kessler Kieffer Lawn Leonard Leslie Lile Lilly Park Loopemount Loveridge Mapledale Marfrance Maxwelton McRoss Meadow Bluff Modoc Morlunda Neola North Bend North Caldwell Nutterville Organ Cave Orient Hill Oscar Palestine Patton‡ Piercys Mill Renicks Valley Richlands Rock Cliff Rockland Rorer Sam Black Church Shawver‡ Shawvers Crossing Shryock Sims Smoot Snowflake Spring Creek Sue Sunlight Teaberry Trainer Trout Tuckahoe Unus Vago Vale Whiteoak Grove Wild Meadow Williamsburg Woodman Ghost towns Alum Springs Brink Bryant Fairview McClung Walker Hill Whitcomb Footnotes ‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties

Fort Donnally was the site of attack by a large group of Indians in May 1778. The settlements were warned by two scouts from Point Pleasant named John Pryor and Philip Hammond (Hamman) who had volunteered to give warning to the Greenbriar settlements. The two scouts went from Pt. Pleasant to Fort Donnally on foot, being dressed to look like Indians by Nonhelema, the sister of Chief Cornstalk. Col. John Stuart came to the aid of the Fort the next day after the attack had begun, news of the attack having arrived by messenger to Lewisburg, then Fort Union.

The actual fort was built in 1767 by Andrew Donnally.

Fort Donnally is located along Rader Run Rd., in Rader Valley, just off of US 60, about 8 miles (13 km) west of Lewisburg, West Virginia.