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Prickett's Fort historic marker stands on State Route 73 between Morgantown and Fairmont, W. Va.  The marker reads: Prickett's Fort--To be north stood the fort built 1774 by Jacob Prickett.  In 1777 Capt. William Haymond commanded a militia company here which guarded Monongahela Valley.  In Prickett Cemetery are graves of Col. Zackquill Morgan and other pioneers.