Greene Township near Carmichaels in Greene County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

Garard's Fort

Photographed by Mike Wintermantel, March 19, 2017

1. Garard's Fort Marker

Inscription. Site of frontier refuge in Revolutionary War; station in 1777 of small detachment of Virginia militia. Near here, on Sunday, May 12, 1782, Indians killed the wife and three children of Rev. John Corbley, a Baptist minister.

Erected by Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Forts and Castles • Indigenous Peoples and Communities. In addition, it is included in the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission (PHMC) series list. A significant historical date for this entry is May 12, 1782.

Location. 39° 48.999′ N, 80° 1.765′ W. Marker is near Carmichaels, Pennsylvania, in Greene County. It is in Greene Township. It is at the intersection of Garards Fort Road and Laurel Run Road, on the right when traveling east on Garards Fort Road. Located near the Greene Township Maintenance Building. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Carmichaels PA 15320, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the American Northeast,

in the Mid-Atlantic,

in Appalachia,

and specifically in Northern Appalachia. Globally,

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it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Confederacy

and also one of the original Thirteen Colonies.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Rev. John Corbley (approx. 0.4 miles away); Fort Garard (approx. 0.4 miles away); Goshen Baptist Church (approx. 0.4 miles away); Corbly Massacre Monument (approx. half a mile away); In Remembrance of John Corbly and Family (approx. 0.6 miles away); Greene Township Veterans Memorial (approx. 0.6 miles away); a different marker also named Garard's Fort (approx. 0.9 miles away); White Covered Bridge (approx. 1.8 miles away).

Photographed by Mike Wintermantel, March 19, 2017

2. Garard's Fort Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on February 7, 2023. It was originally submitted on March 19, 2017, by Mike Wintermantel of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. This page has been viewed 2,140 times since then and 58 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on March 19, 2017, by Mike Wintermantel of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.