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== {{PAGENAME}} History == | == {{PAGENAME}} History == | ||
The Zeller family home was first built in 1723 as a log structure and rebuilt in 1745. The rebuilt structure was stone on the outside with heavy timbers and plaster walls inside. Also used by the Pennsylvania colonial militia | |||
== Current Status == | == Current Status == | ||
Pennsylvania's oldest existing fort structure, includes a small museum. Access and tours given by appointment. On private property in Lebanon County, Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania's oldest existing fort structure, includes a small museum. Access and tours given by appointment. On private property in Lebanon County, Pennsylvania | ||
Revision as of 09:57, 22 April 2012
Fort Zeller (1756-1758) - A settler fortification and refuge established in 1756 during the French & Indian War in the home of Heinrich Zeller in present day Newmanstown, Lebanon County, Pennsylvania. Abandoned as a fortification in 1758. Also known as Zeller's Fort, Heinrich Zeller's Fort
Fort Zeller History
The Zeller family home was first built in 1723 as a log structure and rebuilt in 1745. The rebuilt structure was stone on the outside with heavy timbers and plaster walls inside. Also used by the Pennsylvania colonial militia
Current Status
Pennsylvania's oldest existing fort structure, includes a small museum. Access and tours given by appointment. On private property in Lebanon County, Pennsylvania
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Location: At 10 North Fort Zellers Road, Newmanstown, Lebanon County, Pennsylvania. Maps & Images Lat: 40.349285 Long: -76.225497 |
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 696
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