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Fort Wheeler

Columbia County · dedicated 1948 · Lightstreet Rd. (PA 487) at Papermill/Central Rd., ~1.2 miles NE of Bloomsburg

A stockade-type fort was built here in 1778 along Fishing Creek by Moses Van Campen. It served during the Revolution as a refuge against the Indians, by whom it was once attacked. Van Campen was the noted Indian scout of this region.

David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries

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

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