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Patton's Fort

Dauphin County · dedicated 1947 · Linglestown Rd. (PA 39) at Patton Rd., 1.4 miles W of Linglestown

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.

Digital Commonwealth, Boston Public Library

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

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