Fort Bigham
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Gosffo
N 40° 32.802 W 077° 21.980
18T E 299621 N 4491129
Stockade & blockhouse which did little to protect!
Waymark Code: WM421K
Location: Pennsylvania, United States
Date Posted: 06/26/2008
Views: 21
Marker Text:
The site of this stockaded blockhouse is a few miles west in Tuscarora Valley. Built about 1754 to protect traders and settlers in this region. In 1756 it was destroyed by Indians.
Marker Name: Fort Bigham
County: Juniata
Date Dedicated: 04/01/1947
Marker Type: Roadside
Location: SR 3001 (old U.S. 22 & 322), .8 mile NW of Mexico
Category: Military, Native American, Forts, French & Indian War
Website: [Web Link]
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