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Fort Hunter

Dauphin County · dedicated 1947 · 5300 N. Front St. (old U.S. 22 & 322), .5 mile N of Rockville Bridge, Harrisburg

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.

Digital Commonwealth, Boston Public Library

Marker data: Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission via data.pa.gov

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