Patterson's Fort along the Juniata River near Mexico, Juniata County

[jeff of pa]

Established in 1755 as a temporary settler fort. Garrisoned by Provincial troops from the end of 1775 to August 1776 and renamed Fort George. Unsuccessfully attacked by hostile Indians in October 1755 Abandoned as a fortification in 1756 after the fall of Fort Granville on 3 Aug 1756.
sign :Lat: 40.5359 Long: -77.35072


Juniata sentinel and Republican. (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.), 23 May 1894.



https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/...fort&andtext=&dateFilterType=yearRange&page=1

also Seeing Things :

Across the Road from the sign ?

One Gigantic Mushroom ?





Definitely Not the Fort, But Could be an old Home site .
Or even the old Byron Shuman Farm

Mushroom Shaped Roof where yellow arrow Points,



also circled in red



Land is Posted by Owner or Hunting Club,
But if your Local . may be of interest.
and this time of year probably easy to see.

 

[gusser]

Pass this on a weekly basis. Thanks for the history