Patton's Fort
Inscription
Nearby stood Patton's Fort, a station of the Paxton Rangers, who defended the gaps and farmsteads along the Blue Mountains from the Susquehanna River to Swatara Creek near Indiantown against Indian raids in 1756 to 1763.
Location
AddressLinglestown Rd. (PA 39) at Patton Rd., 1.4 miles W of Linglestown
CountyDauphin
StatePennsylvania
Coordinates40.336610, -76.820520
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