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Moorhead's Fort

Indiana County · dedicated 1951 · Philadelphia St. (SR 4032/old US 422) near College Lodge Rd., just W of Indiana

About 1781, Fergus Morehead, pioneer settler, built a fort near the buildings about 200 yards south, to protect his family and neighbors from hostile Indians. It was the first permanent settlement in this vicinity.

David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries

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

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