Moorefield
Chartered, 1777, and named for Conrad Moore, early settler. During Indian wars, Town Fort, north, and Fort Buttermilk, south, gave protection. Here, 1794, Gen. Biggs brought part of the troops recruited to suppress Whisky Rebellion.
Marker is at the intersection of Main Street (U.S. 220) and Winchester Avenue (Old West Virginia Route 55), on the left when traveling south on Main Street.
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