FORT GILCHRIST ? & More: Dauphin County ?
The Susquehannock Indians were the first to call
the Susquehanna River Valley home. Their tribe descended
from the Iroquois and defended the region between the
Delaware and Susquehanna Rivers against rival tribes and
early colonial explorers. They traveled great distances
throughout their territory along footpaths. These trails
would later be used by colonists and Pennsylvanians as
major routes of transportation. One such trail is now known
as Linglestown Road.
As colonists began to disperse west from the
Delaware River Valley to pursue agriculture in the valleys,
they encountered Native Americans on many occasions.
A semi-organized group of men, known as the Paxton
Rangers, defended new settlements from Indians as the
frontier advanced westward. After numerous
confrontations with the Native Americans, the colonists
purchased the land south of Blue Mountain, between the
Delaware and Susquehanna Rivers in 1732, though
disputes continued. As a result, a string of forts was
constructed to defend the settlers and to block travel routes
across Blue Mountain. This line of defense included Fort
Patton and Fort Barnett in Lower Paxton Township, as
well as Fort Gilchrist and Fort Berryhill beyond the
Township boundaries. The forts were later used throughout
the French and Indian Wars.
Any Idea Where ?
Non of these are in the Frontier Forts Book
This one is Clipped for some reason
FORT MACKEY
The Susquehannock Indians were the first to call
the Susquehanna River Valley home. Their tribe descended
from the Iroquois and defended the region between the
Delaware and Susquehanna Rivers against rival tribes and
early colonial explorers. They traveled great distances
throughout their territory along footpaths. These trails
would later be used by colonists and Pennsylvanians as
major routes of transportation. One such trail is now known
as Linglestown Road.
As colonists began to disperse west from the
Delaware River Valley to pursue agriculture in the valleys,
they encountered Native Americans on many occasions.
A semi-organized group of men, known as the Paxton
Rangers, defended new settlements from Indians as the
frontier advanced westward. After numerous
confrontations with the Native Americans, the colonists
purchased the land south of Blue Mountain, between the
Delaware and Susquehanna Rivers in 1732, though
disputes continued. As a result, a string of forts was
constructed to defend the settlers and to block travel routes
across Blue Mountain. This line of defense included Fort
Patton and Fort Barnett in Lower Paxton Township, as
well as Fort Gilchrist and Fort Berryhill beyond the
Township boundaries. The forts were later used throughout
the French and Indian Wars.
Any Idea Where ?
Non of these are in the Frontier Forts Book
This one is Clipped for some reason
FORT MACKEY
