Fort Antes

Fort Antes is a Pennsylvania historical marker in Jersey Shore, Lycoming County, dedicated 1947.

Lycoming County · dedicated 1947 · Main & Seminary Sts., Jersey Shore

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Built 1776 by Col. Henry Antes. Site on the opposite side of the river at the mouth of Antes Creek. Nearby was Antes Mill, first in the region. The stockade was abandoned during the Great Runaway; burned by Indians.

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