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(M) 40.27905, -79.59163, Fort Allen Plaque | (M) 40.27905, -79.59163, Fort Allen Plaque | ||
(M) 40.28348, -79.5924, Fort Allen Marker | (M) 40.28348, -79.5924, Fort Allen Marker | ||
(F) 40.27633, 79.59154, Fort Allen (4) | (F) 40.27633, -79.59154, Fort Allen (4) | ||
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'''Location:''' Fort Allen, Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania. | '''Location:''' Fort Allen, Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania. Fort map marker is approximate from marker descriptions. | ||
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HistoryEstablished in 1774 during Lord Dunmore's War (1774) and provided settler protection through the Revolutionary War (1775-1783). Resulted from a petition to Governor John Penn by eighty Pennsylvania German pioneer settlers of Brush Creek and Harrold's settlement for aid in the Indian uprising of 1774. The fort was commanded by Colonel Christopher Truby and was sometimes known as Truby's Blockhouse. It was never attacked. Abandoned as a fortification at the end of Indian hostilities. Current StatusA roadside marker and a separate stone mounted plaque commemorate the site.
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