Fort Chambers
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deano1943
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Fort Chambers Historical Marker is located along W. King Street in Chambersburg, Franklin County, Pennsylvania.
Waymark Code: WMVZ1
Location: Pennsylvania, United States
Date Posted: 10/21/2006
Views: 23
Erected in 1756 by Col. Benjamin Chambers, pioneer land-owner and founder of the town, who fortified his house and mill with stockade and cannon against Indians.
Marker Name: Fort Chambers
County: Franklin
Date Dedicated: 06/03/1947
Marker Type: City
Location: W. King Street, 1 block W. of US 11 southbound, Chambersburg
Category: Military, French and Indian War, Forts
Website: Not listed
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