Near Lickdale in Lebanon County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

Swatara Gap

Photographed by Craig Swain, September 20, 2008

1. Swatara Gap Marker

Inscription. This gap in the Blue Mountain, named for Swatara Creek, a pass through which enemy Indians raided frontier settlements during the French and Indian War. Fort Swatara was built nearby to guard it.

Erected 1947 by Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Natural Features • War, French and Indian. In addition, it is included in the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission (PHMC) series list.

Location. 40° 28.538′ N, 76° 31.283′ W. Marker is near Lickdale, Pennsylvania, in Lebanon County. It is on State Highway 72, on the right when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Jonestown PA 17038, United States of America. Touch for directions.

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

and in Greater Harrisburg.

It is also in the American Northeast,

in the Mid-Atlantic,

in Appalachia,

and specifically in Northern Appalachia. 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 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Inwood Iron Bridge (approx. 0.2 miles away); Union Canal (approx. 0.6 miles away); Unlocking the Power of Water (approx. 0.7 miles away); Fort Swatara (approx. 0.9 miles away); Lickdale (approx. 1.2 miles away); Union Forge (approx. 1.7 miles away); Sattazahn Lutheran Church (approx. 1.8 miles away); a different marker also named Lickdale (approx. 2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Lickdale.

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Fossils at Swatara Gap. Due to expansion of Interstate 81 which runs through the gap, fossil beds were exposed. The Department of Transportation enacted a program to move debris from the construction to safer areas for fossil hunters. (Submitted on October 15, 2008, by Craig Swain of Leesburg, Virginia.)

Photographed by Craig Swain, September 20, 2008

2. Swatara Gap Marker

Photographed by Craig Swain, September 20, 2008

3. Swatara Gap

Seen from Muir Army Airfield (Fort Indiantown Gap). The gap is one of two which cut Blue Mountain in this area. Indiantown Gap is the other.

Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on October 15, 2008, by Craig Swain of Leesburg, Virginia. This page has been viewed 2,571 times since then and 41 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on October 15, 2008, by Craig Swain of Leesburg, Virginia.