Address Restricted, Columbia, Virginia. County/parish: Fluvanna.
Added to the National Register of Historic Places October 01, 1969. NRIS 69000242.
1 contributing structure.Also known as:
Point of Fork Arsenal was an arsenal established in the 18th century located near what is now Columbia, Virginia, United States. It was raided and destroyed on June 5, 1781, by Col. John Graves Simcoe of the Queen's Rangers. It was rebuilt and used for the manufacture and repair of arms and supplied material to combat the Whiskey Rebellion and to aid the Battle of Fallen Timbers. The arsenal remained in service until 1801, when it was abandoned in favor of a more centralized arsenal at Richmond, the Virginia Manufactory of Arms.
Today Point of Fork is a historic archaeological site. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1969.
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