Fort Cumberland (Maryland)

It was an important military and economic center during the French and Indian War (1754–63) and figured significantly in the early career of George Washington.

At the current location of the city of Cumberland, Maryland, a crude frontier fort was constructed at the confluence of Wills Creek and the Potomac River in fall 1754 by troops of the Maryland militia, under the command of Captain John Dagworthy, and under the overall command of Colonel James Innes, the commander-in-chief of colonial forces at that time.

[2] Ft Cumberland figured prominently in the French & Indian War in 1755, when it became a rally point for British forces under command of General Braddock.

When Braddock was killed, a young officer of Virginia militia, George Washington, led the troops back to Fort Cumberland.

[3][4] Fort Cumberland was a supply center of basic provisions such as flour, salt, and lead for the Western Department of the Continental Army during the American Revolutionary War.