OLD STONE FORT
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unimoggers
N 41° 22.078 W 074° 41.685
18T E 525528 N 4579651
The location on the webiste indicates "1st St. (2 blocks S of U.S. 6 & 209), Matamoras", but it's really much further away from U.S. 6.
Waymark Code: WMY3E
Location: Pennsylvania, United States
Date Posted: 11/08/2006
Views: 34
Marker Text:
Sometimes referred to as Fort Matamoras, this stone structure was built about 1740 by Simon Westfael, one of the earliest Dutch settlers in the region. It was a refuge from Indians in days of frontier warfare.
Marker Name: Old Stone Fort
County: Pike
Date Dedicated: 06/01/1948
Marker Type: Roadside
Location: 1st St. (2 blocks S of U.S. 6 & 209), Matamoras
Category: Early Settlement, Ethnic & Immigration, Forts, Military, Native American
Website: Not listed
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