Fort Gaddis
Inscription
Built by Thomas Gaddis about 1764 on the Catawba trail, as a place of refuge from the Indians. Gaddis was later a colonel in the Pennsylvania Continental Line during the Revolution.
Location
AddressSR 3019 (old U. S. 119), 2 miles S of Uniontown
CityLeith-Hatfield
CountyFayette
StatePennsylvania
Coordinates39.867860, -79.744200
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