FORT HAMILTON - PLAQUE
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N 40° 59.063 W 075° 11.882
18T E 483341 N 4537042
Erected by the directed of one of my favorite all time folks, Benjamin Franklin.
Waymark Code: WMXDW
Location: Pennsylvania, United States
Date Posted: 11/04/2006
Views: 26
Marker Text:
One of a chain of Frontier Forts of the province of Pennsylvania in the French and Indian War, erected by the direction of Benjamin Franklin. Stood hard-by to the rear, extending across ninth street build in January 1756 by captain Levi Trump and garrisoned by Captain John Craig and 41 men later commanded by Captain nicholas Weatherhold who on April 7, 1757 was succeeded by Cptain John Van Etten and upon his death in the month of July Lieutenant James Hyndshaw was placed in command.
The building is not Ft. Hamilton. It is the Stroud Mansion where the plaque is located.
Marker Name: Fort Hamilton - PLAQUE
County: Monroe
Date Dedicated: 06/06/1930
Marker Type: Plaque
Location: Building at NW corner of 9th & Main Sts. (US 209 & PA 611), Stroudsburg
Category: French & Indian War, Forts, Military
Website: Not listed
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