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'''{{PAGENAME}}''' (1755-1757, 1763-1764) - A settlers stockaded log home fortified in 1755 by [[James Brown]] in Dauphin County, Pennsylvania. Improved and commanded by Captain [[Frederick Smith]] as a sub post of [[Fort Swatara]]. Abandoned as a fortification in 1757 and again 1764. | '''{{PAGENAME}}''' (1755-1757, 1763-1764) - A settlers stockaded log home fortified in 1755 by [[James Brown]] in Dauphin County, Pennsylvania. Improved and commanded by Captain [[Frederick Smith]] as a sub post of [[Fort Swatara]]. Abandoned as a fortification in 1757 and again 1764. Also known as [[James Brown's Fort]]. | ||
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== {{PAGENAME}} History == | == {{PAGENAME}} History == | ||
Fort Manada was a settler stockaded blockhouse established by [[James Brown]] in response to Indian attacks in the area. Captain [[Frederick Smith]] and his company were mustered into provincial service early in January 1756 and on 26 Jan 1856 were ordered to establish a defense or occupy and improve the existing defense at Swatara and Manada. The garrison at both forts was spread between the fort and settlers homes protecting the dwellings and the workers in the field. [[James Brown]] was killed by Indians in August 1756. | |||
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Private Property, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania | Private Property, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania | ||
Revision as of 16:35, 22 April 2012
Fort Manada (1755-1757, 1763-1764) - A settlers stockaded log home fortified in 1755 by James Brown in Dauphin County, Pennsylvania. Improved and commanded by Captain Frederick Smith as a sub post of Fort Swatara. Abandoned as a fortification in 1757 and again 1764. Also known as James Brown's Fort.
Fort Manada History
Fort Manada was a settler stockaded blockhouse established by James Brown in response to Indian attacks in the area. Captain Frederick Smith and his company were mustered into provincial service early in January 1756 and on 26 Jan 1856 were ordered to establish a defense or occupy and improve the existing defense at Swatara and Manada. The garrison at both forts was spread between the fort and settlers homes protecting the dwellings and the workers in the field. James Brown was killed by Indians in August 1756.
Current Status
Private Property, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania
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Location: Private Property, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania. Maps & Images Lat: 40.39510561 Long: -76.68338478 |
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 686
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