Fort Loudon

Fort Loudon is a Pennsylvania historical marker in Franklin County, dedicated 1947.

Franklin County · dedicated 1947 · US 30 & Brooklyn Rd., ~1 mile E of Fort Loudon

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Built 1756 by Provincial government. Start of Forbes' expedition to take Ft. Duquesne, 1758. In 1765 colonists under James Smith forced the withdrawal of a British garrison from the fort.

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Fort Loudon

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