Fort Swatara - Credit: Wikimedia Commons
Fort Swatara - Credit: Wikimedia Commons
In 1755, during the French and Indian War, marauding Indians allied with the French attacked European settlers along the Blue Mountains of Pennsylvania. Several of these attacks occurred near the Swatara Gap area. Peter Hedrick and other Swatara Gap area settlers fortified Hedrick's farmstead by building a log-walled stockade around the structure. This was the beginning of Fort Swatara.Waddell, Ronald. Forts Built Along Blue Mountains in 1775. Lebanon Daily News. February 25, 1975.Godcharles, Frederic A. Frightened Settlers Unite in Building and Defending Fort Swatara. The Danville Morning News. October 30, 1923. Read more on Wikipedia
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