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'''{{PAGENAME}}''' (1755-1758, 1763) - A fortified settler stockade and gristmill established in 1755 during the [[French & Indian War]] by [[Samuel Hunter]] in Dauphin County, Pennsylvania. Garrisoned by provincial troops untill 1758. Abandoned as a fortification in 1758 but temporarly occupied during [[Pontiac's War]] in 1763. | '''{{PAGENAME}}''' (1755-1758, 1763) - A fortified settler stockade and gristmill established in 1755 during the [[French & Indian War]] by [[Samuel Hunter]] in Dauphin County, Pennsylvania. Garrisoned by provincial troops untill 1758. Abandoned as a fortification in 1758 but temporarly occupied during [[Pontiac's War]] in 1763. Also known as [[Fort at Hunter's Mill]] and [[Captain Thomas McKee's Fort]]. | ||
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Revision as of 16:59, 20 April 2012
Fort Hunter (1) (1755-1758, 1763) - A fortified settler stockade and gristmill established in 1755 during the French & Indian War by Samuel Hunter in Dauphin County, Pennsylvania. Garrisoned by provincial troops untill 1758. Abandoned as a fortification in 1758 but temporarly occupied during Pontiac's War in 1763. Also known as Fort at Hunter's Mill and Captain Thomas McKee's Fort.
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Current Status
The site is now occupied by the Fort Hunter Mansion and Museum. Part of Fort Hunter County Park in Dauphin County, Pennsylvania
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Location: County Park, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania. Maps & Images Lat: 40.342603 Long: -76.910133 |
Sources:
- Roberts, Robert B., Encyclopedia of Historic Forts: The Military, Pioneer, and Trading Posts of the United States, Macmillan, New York, 1988, 10th printing, ISBN 0-02-926880-X, page 683
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Visited: 20 Apr 2012
Fort Hunter (1) Picture Gallery
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