FORT DURKEE
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N 41° 14.695 W 075° 53.400
18T E 425426 N 4566327
Named after Maj. John Durkee, a Connecticut militia officer, Fort Durkee was built by New England settlers, in the spring of 1769, on the site of present-day Wilkes-Barre.
Additional information is at the web site listed below.
Waymark Code: WMX4R
Location: Pennsylvania, United States
Date Posted: 11/01/2006
Views: 35
Marker Text:
First fort built by the Connecticut settlers; begun in April 1769. Used during the first Pennamite War against Pennsylvania authorities, 1769-71. It stood 1000 feet from Ft. Wyoming.
Marker Name: Fort Durkee
County: Luzerne
Date Dedicated: 10/13/1947
Marker Type: Roadside
Location: River St. near South St., Wilkes-Barre
Category: Military, Forts
Website: [Web Link]
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