Colonel Henry Antes was one of the first settlers to return to the West Branch Valley following the Big Runaway. He found that his mill had been destroyed, but that his home within the fort had not. Antes soon built a larger home on Antes Creek and the fort was abandoned.
Colonel Henry Antes, an early pioneer, returned to the West Branch Valley after the Great Migration. He discovered that his mill had been destroyed, but his residence within the fortified settlement remained standing. Antes quickly constructed a larger home on Antes Creek and the fort was eventually deserted.