FORT EVERETT
Posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member unimoggers
N 40° 40.628 W 075° 48.057
18T E 432310 N 4503225
Too bad the house is long gone.
Waymark Code: WMZMK
Location: Pennsylvania, United States
Date Posted: 11/25/2006
Published By:Groundspeak Charter Member The Leprechauns
Views: 52

Marker Text:
A blockhouse, erected about 1756, stood 300 feet north of here. It was a place of refuge and defense against raids in French and Indian War days. The garrison, here, guarded the area south of Blue Mountain, between the Schuylkill and Lehigh Rivers.
Marker Name: Fort Everett

County: Lehigh

Date Dedicated: 08/21/1951

Marker Type: Roadside

Location: Pa. 143 E of Lynnport

Category: Military, French & Indian War, Forts

Website: Not listed

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