Fort Hunter
Inscription
Stockaded blockhouse, built 1755-56, on site of present Fort Hunter Museum. Used to protect the frontier and as a supply base in building Fort Augusta. Abandoned and fell into ruins after 1763.
Location
Address5300 N. Front St. (old U. S. 22 & 322), .5 mile N of Rockville Bridge, Harrisburg
CityHarrisburg
CountyDauphin
StatePennsylvania
Coordinates40.342200, -76.909700
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