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known as White's Fort. The original cabin later became the kitchen of the Kennedy house, which was built in the 1830s. In 1906, when the Kennedy house was demolished for development, Isaiah Ford bought the log structure and moved it to Woodlawn Pike. It was purchased again in 1960 by the City
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Association of Women's Clubs; in 1968, the timbers were reconstructed as part of the fort. The fort still stands on a bluff near its original location. Seven log cabins and the stockade fence remain. The cabins house pioneer artifacts and furnishings.
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The fort began as a cabin near what is now the corner of State Street and Clinch Avenue. This cabin soon became the center of a cluster of fortified
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White's Fort (Hayfield, Virginia)

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