Fort Loudoun (Pennsylvania)
This article is about the fort. For the contemporary settlement, see Fort Loudon, Pennsylvania.
| Fort Loudoun | |
|---|---|
| Peters Township, Franklin County, Pennsylvania, USA | |
  Fort Loudoun Location of Fort Loudoun in Pennsylvania | |
| Coordinates | 39°54′54″N 77°54′36″W / 39.915°N 77.91°WCoordinates: 39°54′54″N 77°54′36″W / 39.915°N 77.91°W |
| Type | Fort |
| Site information | |
| Controlled by | United Kingdom |
| Site history | |
| Built | 1756 |
| Battles/wars |
French and Indian War Pontiac's Rebellion, Black Boys Rebellion |
| Designated |
October 01, 1915 May 27, 1947 |
Fort Loudoun (or Fort Loudon, after the modern spelling of the town) was a fort in colonial Pennsylvania, one of several forts in colonial America named after John Campbell, 4th Earl of Loudoun. The fort was built in 1756 during the French and Indian War by the Second Battalion of the Pennsylvania Regiment under Colonel John Armstrong, and served as a post on the Forbes Road during the Forbes expedition that successfully drove the French away from Fort Duquesne.
In 1765, following Pontiac's Rebellion, settlers upset with the resumption of trade with Native Americans forced the British garrison to evacuate the fort, part of an uprising known as the Black Boys Rebellion.
A replica of the fort was built on the original site in 1993.
Sources
- Bates, Samuel P. (1887). History of Franklin County. Chicago: Warner, Beers, & Co. Chapter III, Indian War, pp. 159–175
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Pennsylvania during the French and Indian War | ||
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| 1758 | ||
| 1763 | ||
| Frontier Forts | ||
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