Derry in Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

Fort Elder

Photographed by Mike Wintermantel

1. Fort Elder Marker

Inscription. Near this site, Fort Elder was created in 1783 by Robert Elder. His cabin was a plain log structure, strongly built with heavy doors (known as a Block House) and situated near a spring. Ford Elder would often become a place of refuge when Indians were seen lurking nearby. The neighbors surrounding the Derry settlement would gather at the Fort to spend the night, and resumed their work in the fields the following day.

Erected by Derry Area Historical Society.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Forts and Castles • Indigenous Peoples and Communities. A significant historical year for this entry is 1783.

Location. 40° 25.56′ N, 79° 24.075′ W. Marker is in Derry, Pennsylvania, in Westmoreland County. It is at the intersection of Short Cut Road and Rushwood Road, on the right when traveling west on Short Cut Road. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Derry PA 15627, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the Laurel Highlands

and in Greater Pittsburgh.

It is also in the American Northeast,

in the Mid-Atlantic,

in Appalachia,

and specifically

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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 Viceroyalty of New France,

the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Confederacy,

and one of the original Thirteen Colonies.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 5 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Simpson Voting House (approx. 1.3 miles away); Chalmers "Slick" Goodlin (approx. 2.3 miles away); New Alexandria Memorial Honor Roll (approx. 2.4 miles away); New Alexandria (approx. 2½ miles away); Thomas F. Gallagher (approx. 2.6 miles away); Hauling Coal From Salem #2 (approx. 3.8 miles away); The Rivers' Edge (approx. 4.9 miles away); Saltsburg (approx. 4.9 miles away).

Also see . . . Derry Area Historical Society. (Submitted on May 24, 2019, by Mike Wintermantel of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.)

Photographed by Mike Wintermantel

2. Fort Elder Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on May 24, 2019. It was originally submitted on May 24, 2019, by Mike Wintermantel of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. This page has been viewed 1,030 times since then and 48 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on May 24, 2019, by Mike Wintermantel of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.