Fort Halifax (Plaque) - Halifax, PA
Posted by: ODragon
N 40° 28.726 W 076° 55.875
18T E 336301 N 4482689
One of the chain of frontier...
Waymark Code: WM6J1M
Location: Pennsylvania, United States
Date Posted: 06/08/2009
Views: 14
One of the chain of frontier defenses of the province of Pennsylvania in the French and Indian Wars stood 500 feet to the west. Built 1756 by its commander Colonel William Clapham.
Marker Name: Fort Halifax (Plaque)
County: Dauphin
Date Dedicated: 05/01/1926
Marker Type: Plaque
Location: Route 147, 1/2 mile N of Halifax, W side
Category: Forts, French & Indian War, Military
Website: Not listed
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