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Ryerson's Blockhouse

Greene County · dedicated 1960 · Furman Hwy. (PA 21) near Rush Rd. at Richhill Twp. Community Park, Wind Ridge

Near here stood one of three blockhouses erected by Captain James Paul's company in 1792, during the State's last troubles with the Indians. On April 17, 1792, soldiers carrying supplies from the Thomas Ryerson mill clashed with an Indian war party attacking the white settlements.

David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries

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

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