Auburn in Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
Fort Lebanon
Photographed by Don Morfe, August 1, 2015
1. Fort Lebanon Marker
Erected 1949 by Pennsylvania Historical & Museum Commission.
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Forts and Castles • Indigenous Peoples and Communities • War, French and Indian. In addition, it is included in the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission (PHMC) series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1755.
Location. 40° 36.177′ N, 76° 5.297′ W. Marker is in Auburn, Pennsylvania, in Schuylkill County. It is at the intersection of Market Street (PA 895) and Fort Lebanon Road on Market Street (PA 895). Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Auburn PA 17922, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in Pennsylvania’s Anthracite Coal Region. 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 3 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: A different marker also named Fort Lebanon (approx. 0.8 miles away); Muhammad Ali (approx. 2.4 miles away); Muhammad Ali Training Camp (approx. 2.4 miles away); Gene Tunney (approx. 2.4 miles away); Jerry Quarry (approx. 2.4 miles away); Joe Frazier
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Photographed by Don Morfe, August 1, 2015
2. Fort Lebanon Marker
Photographed by Don Morfe, August 1, 2015
3. Fort Lebanon Road sign
Photographed by Don Morfe, August 1, 2015
4. Schuylkill River Pennsylvania Scenic Rivers System road sign
The river is near the intersection of PA 895 and Fort Lebanon Road
Photographed by Don Morfe, August 1, 2015
5. Fort Lebanon Site Plaque
Credits. This page was last revised on February 20, 2021. It was originally submitted on August 5, 2015, by Don Morfe of Baltimore, Maryland. This page has been viewed 2,100 times since then and 47 times this year. Last updated on February 19, 2021, by Carl Gordon Moore Jr. of North East, Maryland. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on August 5, 2015, by Don Morfe of Baltimore, Maryland. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.
