Fort Swatara, Colonial defensive fort in Lebanon County, Pennsylvania, US.
Fort Swatara consisted of a blockhouse and powder magazine shed enclosed by a wooden stockade near Swatara Creek between Sharp Mountain and Second Mountain.
The Pennsylvania militia occupied this strategic fortification in January 1756 to defend settlers against attacks during the French and Indian War.
The name Swatara originates from a Susquehannock term referring to the practice of constructing eel-weirs along the waterways in this region.
Two commemorative boulders with copper plates, installed by the Lebanon County Historical Society in 1932, mark the location of the former fort.
The fort served as part of a defensive chain that included nearby Fort Manada and several private fortified houses across colonial Pennsylvania.
GPS coordinates: 40.56667,-76.68361
Latest update: March 9, 2025 04:36
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