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'''{{PAGENAME}}''' (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]] | '''{{PAGENAME}}''' (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 but continued as a residence into recent times. Also known as [[Zeller's Fort]], [[Heinrich Zeller's Fort]] | ||
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Revision as of 10:44, 25 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 but continued as a residence into recent times. Also known as Zeller's Fort, Heinrich Zeller's Fort
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Fort Zeller History
The Zeller family home was first built in 1723 as a log structure built over the output of a spring. The house was rebuilt in 1745 just north of the original log house and constructed with stone on the outside and with heavy timbers and plaster walls inside. Settler protections included a unique, for the time, iron door latch for the front door, stone and heavy timber construction, securable window shutters and a running spring under the house.
The fort was used a refuge for the Zeller family and neighbors during Indian hostilities and by the Pennsylvania colonial militia when it was deployed in the area.
Current Status
Pennsylvania's oldest existing fort structure of it's type. Almost the entire structure is a museum filled with period artifacts and antiques.
Access and tours given by appointment. On private property in Lebanon County, Pennsylvania.
A memorial containing a replica of the original land grant is mounted on a large boulder at the entrance to the property of Fort Zeller Road.
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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
Links:
Visited: 25 Apr 2012
Fort Zeller Picture Gallery
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