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called Clendenin’s Fort. It was built where Brooks Street now crosses Kanawha Boulevard. Charleston is named after Col. Clendenin’s father, Charles. The fort was in Kanawha County. Daniel Boone was a member of the Kanawha County Assembly.
In 1794, the tiny settlement of Charleston ha 35 people in seven houses.
The fort was as a western frontier outpost along the Kanawha River, providing a place for white settlers to seek protection against Native American raids in retaliation for
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