Centre Hall in Centre County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

Location of Potter's Fort

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., June 21, 2023

1. Location of Potter's Fort Marker

Inscription.
Erected June 9, 1898
by the
Bellefonte Chapter
of the
Daughters of the American Revolution
to mark the location
of the Old Indian Fort,
known in 1777 as Potter's Fort,
which stood 650 feet
north of this marker

Erected 1898 by Bellefonte Chapter, Daughters of the American Revolution.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Forts and Castles • Indigenous Peoples and Communities • Settlements & Settlers • War, US Revolutionary. In addition, it is included in the Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR) series list. A significant historical date for this entry is June 9, 1898.

Location. 40° 50.124′ N, 77° 40.348′ W. Marker is in Centre Hall, Pennsylvania, in Centre County. It is at the intersection of Pennsylvania Route 144 and Earlystown Road/Penns Valley Pike ( Route 44), on the right when traveling north on Pennsylvania Route 144. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 2903 Penns Valley Pike, Centre Hall PA 16828, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the Pennsylvania Wilds.

It is also in the American Northeast,

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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 5 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Potter's Fort (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); Veterans Memorial (about 700 feet away); War Memorial (about 700 feet away); Smith-Pletcher American Legion Post No. 779 (about 700 feet away); Thomas Van Doran and Jacob Shadecre (approx. 1.4 miles away); Arms For Peace (approx. 3.7 miles away); The Legend of Penn's Cave (approx. 4½ miles away); Penn's Cave Hotel (approx. 4½ miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Centre Hall.

Related marker. Click here for another marker that is related to this marker.

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., June 21, 2023

2. Location of Potter's Fort Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on June 22, 2023. It was originally submitted on June 22, 2023, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 516 times since then and 43 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on June 22, 2023, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.