Site of Fort McCord - Chambersburg PA, United States of America
Posted by: Groundspeak Regular Member Don.Morfe
N 39° 59.094 W 077° 46.410
18S E 263186 N 4429765
The site of Fort McCord where twenty-seven pioneer settlers men, women and children were massacred by Indian savages or carried into captivity, April 1st, 1756, was a few rods south east of this spot.
Waymark Code: WM129Y4
Location: Pennsylvania, United States
Date Posted: 04/09/2020
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member Torgut
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Site of Fort McCord-The site of Fort McCord where twenty-seven pioneer settlers men, women and children were massacred by Indian savages or carried into captivity, April 1st, 1756, was a few rods south east of this spot.
In the list of victims were Mary McCord, Mrs. John Thorn and babe, Mrs. Anne McCord wife of John McCord and two daughters Martha Thorn, a young mother with unborn babe, and a young girl.

Names of provincial soldiers killed in pursuit of the Indians at Sideling Hill:
Captain Alexander Culbertson • John Reynolds Ensign • William Chambers • William Kerr • Daniel McCoy • James Blair • James Robertson Tailor • John Layson • James Robertson Weaver • William Denny • James Peace • Francis Scott • John Blair • William Boyd • Henry Jones • Jacob Jones • John Kelly • Robert Kerr • James Lowder.

Wounded:
Lieutenant Jamieson • Abraham Jones • John McDonald • Francis Campbell • Isaac Miller • William Reynolds • William Hunter • John Barnett • Matthias Canshorn • Benjamin Blyth • William Swailes.

Location: Marker is on Rumler Road 0.1 miles south of Fort McCord Road, Chambersburg PA 17202.
War: French and Indian War

Is it permanently accessible to the public?: yes

Is it necessary to pay a fee to gain access to the place?: no

Year of the memorial or monument: 1914

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