East Hanover Township near Grantville in Dauphin County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

Fort Manada

Photographed by Craig Swain, September 20, 2008

1. Fort Manada Marker

Inscription. In this vicinity stood James Brown's log house-fort, named Fort Manda when garrisoned as an outpost of Fort Swatara from January, 1756 to May, 1757. Its usual complement consisted of 21 officers and men. No description of the fort has survived.

Erected 1970 by Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Forts and Castles • War, French and Indian. In addition, it is included in the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission (PHMC) series list. A significant historical month for this entry is January 1756.

Location. 40° 23.706′ N, 76° 41.003′ W. Marker is near Grantville, Pennsylvania, in Dauphin County. It is in East Hanover Township. It is on Mountain Road (State Highway 443), on the right when traveling east. Located in front of the Manada Country Club. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 9524 Mountain Rd, Grantville PA 17028, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in South-Central Pennsylvania, specifically in Pennsylvania Dutch Country,

in the Susquehanna Valley,

and in Greater Harrisburg.

It is also in the American Northeast

and in the Mid-Atlantic.

Globally, 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 6 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Hanover Church (approx. 2.3 miles away); Hanover Resolves (approx. 2½ miles away); Union Canal (approx. 4.2 miles away); Vietnam War and Peacekeeping Memorial (approx. 4½ miles

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away); West Hanover Township World War I and II Veterans Honor Roll (approx. 4½ miles away); Post-World War II Veterans Memorial (approx. 4½ miles away); Blue Eyed Six Grave Site (approx. 4.9 miles away); Barnett's Fort (approx. 5.2 miles away).

Related marker. Click here for another marker that is related to this marker. To better understand the relationship to the other Blue Mountain Forts, study the marker shown.

Also see . . . Manada Fort. From a report on the location of frontier forts, drafted in 1896. (Submitted on October 15, 2008, by Craig Swain of Leesburg, Virginia.)

Photographed by Craig Swain, September 20, 2008

2. Fort Manada Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on February 7, 2023. It was originally submitted on October 15, 2008, by Craig Swain of Leesburg, Virginia. This page has been viewed 2,551 times since then and 76 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on October 15, 2008, by Craig Swain of Leesburg, Virginia.