Swatara Gap

Swatara Gap is a Pennsylvania historical marker in Lebanon County, dedicated 1947.

Lebanon County · dedicated 1947 · PA 72 just SE of 81 underpass, 2 miles N of Lickdale, near Inwood

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This gap in the Blue Mountain, named for Swatara Creek, was a gateway through which enemy Indians came to raid frontier settlements during the French and Indian War. Fort Swatara was built nearby to guard it.

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under a mile from where William Gabby lived in the 1760s

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Swatara Gap

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