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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. Also known as [[Fort at Hunter's Mill]] and [[Captain Thomas McKee's Fort]].
'''{{PAGENAME}}''' (1755-1758, 1763) - A fortified settler stockade and gristmill established in 1755 during the [[French & Indian War]] by [[Samuel Hunter]] in present day HarrisburgDauphin 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 ==
== Current Status ==
The site is now occupied by the Fort Hunter Mansion and Museum. Part of Fort Hunter County Park in Dauphin County, Pennsylvania
The site is now occupied by the Fort Hunter Mansion and Museum. Part of Fort Hunter County Park in Harrisburg, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania
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'''Location:''' County Park, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania.
'''Location:''' Fort Hunter County Park, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania. Street address is 5300 North Front Street, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania.


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[[Category:Starter Page]]
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[[Category:2012 Research Trip]]
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Revision as of 18:04, 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 present day HarrisburgDauphin 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.

Fort Hunter Sketch from the Marker
Fort Hunter Roadside Marker
Fort Hunter Mansion Built on the Site of the Old Fort and Grist Mill

Current Status

The site is now occupied by the Fort Hunter Mansion and Museum. Part of Fort Hunter County Park in Harrisburg, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania

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Location: Fort Hunter County Park, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania. Street address is 5300 North Front Street, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania.

Maps & Images

Lat: 40.342603 Long: -76.910133

  • Multi Maps from ACME
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  • Maps from Google
  • Elevation: .....'

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

Links:

Visited: 20 Apr 2012

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