Fort Gaddis Marker

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Near Uniontown in Fayette County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

Fort Gaddis

By Mike Wintermantel, April 17, 2011

1. Fort Gaddis Marker

Inscription. Built by Thomas Gaddis about 1764 on the Catawba trail, as a place of refuge from the Indians. Gaddis was later a colonel in the Pennsylvania Continental Line during the Revolution.

Erected 1946 by Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission.

Location. 39° 52.067′ N, 79° 44.66′ W. Marker is near Uniontown, Pennsylvania, in Fayette County. Marker is on Morgantown Road 0.1 miles north of Georges Fairchance Road (Pennsylvania Route 857), on the right when traveling north. Click for map. Marker is in this post office area: Uniontown PA 15401, United States of America.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 5 miles of this marker, as the crow flies. Uniontown (approx. 1.5 miles away); George C. Marshall (approx. 2.4 miles away); National Road (approx. 2.4 miles away); James Finley (approx. 2.5 miles away); Underground Railroad (approx. 2.5 miles away); a different marker also named George C. Marshall (approx. 2.5 miles away); Fayette County (approx. 2.6 miles away); Braddock Road - Rock Fort Camp (approx. 4.8 miles away). Click for a list of all markers in Uniontown.

Also see . . .
1. Col Thomas Gaddis at FindAGrave.com. (Submitted on April 18, 2011, by Mike Wintermantel of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.)
2. Thomas Gaddis - Wikipedia. (Submitted on April 20, 2011, by Bill Pfingsten of Bel Air, Maryland.)

By Mike Wintermantel, April 17, 2011

2. Fort Gaddis Marker

Thomas Gaddis House Photo, Click for full size

Library of Congress Photo, 1989

3. Thomas Gaddis House

Front of the Thomas Gaddis House, located south of Uniontown off U.S. Route 119 in South Union Township, Fayette County, Pennsylvania, United States. Built in 1798, it is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

Historic American Buildings Survey

4. Thomas Gaddis House

Historic American Buildings Survey

5. Thomas Gaddis House

Interior

Credits. This page originally submitted on April 17, 2011, by Mike Wintermantel of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. This page has been viewed 315 times since then. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on April 17, 2011, by Mike Wintermantel of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. 3, 4, 5. submitted on April 18, 2011, by Mike Wintermantel of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.