Near Uniontown in Fayette County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

Fort Gaddis

Photographed by Mike Wintermantel, April 17, 2011

1. Fort Gaddis Marker

Inscription. Built on the Catawba Trail as a refuge from the Indians, by Thomas Gaddis about 1764. Gaddis was later a colonel in the Pennsylvania Continental Line during the Revolution.

Erected 1946 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 • War, French and Indian • Wars, US Indian. In addition, it is included in the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission (PHMC) series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1764.

Location. 39° 52.067′ N, 79° 44.66′ W. Marker is near Uniontown, Pennsylvania, in Fayette County. It is on Morgantown Road 0.1 miles north of Georges Fairchance Road (Pennsylvania Route 857), on the right when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 806 Morgantown Road, Uniontown PA 15401, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Pennsylvania’s Laurel Highlands.

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 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 3 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Uniontown (approx. 1½ miles away); Veterans Memorial (approx. 1½ miles away); Mickey's Park (approx. 1.6 miles away); Catawba/Cherokee Trail (approx. 1.8 miles away); Brownfield Honor Roll (approx. 1.9 miles away); Wynn World War II Honor Roll

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(approx. 2.1 miles away); Post 1669 Catholic War Veterans Memorial (approx. 2.3 miles away); a different marker also named Veterans Memorial (approx. 2.3 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Uniontown.

Also see . . .
1. Col Thomas Gaddis at FindAGrave.com. (Submitted on April 18, 2011, by Mike Wintermantel of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.)
2. Thomas Gaddis - Wikipedia. (Submitted on April 20, 2011, by Bill Pfingsten of Bel Air, Maryland.)

Photographed by Mike Wintermantel, April 17, 2011

2. Fort Gaddis Marker

Thomas Gaddis House image. Click for full size.

Library of Congress Photo, 1989

3. Thomas Gaddis House

Front of the Thomas Gaddis House, located south of Uniontown off U.S. Route 119 in South Union Township, Fayette County, Pennsylvania, United States. Built in 1798, it is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

Historic American Buildings Survey

4. Thomas Gaddis House

Historic American Buildings Survey

5. Thomas Gaddis House

Interior

Credits. This page was last revised on December 13, 2021. It was originally submitted on April 17, 2011, by Mike Wintermantel of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. This page has been viewed 2,288 times since then and 64 times this year. Last updated on December 12, 2021, by Andrew Galbraith of Bellbrook, Ohio. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on April 17, 2011, by Mike Wintermantel of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. 3, 4, 5. submitted on April 18, 2011, by Mike Wintermantel of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.