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Rev. Steel's Fort

Franklin County · dedicated 1947 · Buchanan Trail (PA 16) at Findley Rd., 2.3 miles SE of Mercersburg

The Rev. John Steel, pastor of Upper West Conococheague, was made militia captain; and his church, stockaded in 1755, provided protection from hostile Indians. The site is at Church Hill.

David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries

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

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