McAlevy's Fort

McAlevy's Fort is a Pennsylvania historical marker in Huntingdon County, dedicated 2018.

Junction Greenwood Rd. (PA 305) & McAlevy's Fort Rd. (PA 26) at McAlevy's Fort

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A frontier blockhouse was erected near this site in 1778 by Col. William McAlevy, pioneer settler and Revolutionary War officer. It was a refuge point for early settlers. The village was founded by entrepreneur Robert McBurney in the 1840s. He actively developed the village in the decades that followed. Several 19th century ironworks and mills in the vicinity contributed to its growth.

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Historical maps covering this location

1778 · La Pensilvania, la Nuova York, il Jersey Settentriole. Fogl. V (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
1782 · Carte de la Pensylvanie et du Nouveau Jersey (Digital Commonwealth, Boston Public Library)
1792 · A Map Of The State Of Pennsylvania. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
1795 · Pennsylvania. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
1796 · Pennsylvania. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)

Carte de la Pensylvanie et du Nouveau Jersey, 1782, covering the location of McAlevy's Fort, with a pin at the marker's coordinates — Carte de la Pensylvanie et du Nouveau Jersey, 1782, covering this location. Digital Commonwealth, Boston Public Library. The pin is ours, placed from the marker's coordinates.

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McAlevy's Fort

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