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

Fort Zeller

Photographed by Bill Pfingsten, March 6, 2010

1. Fort Zeller Marker

Inscription. This State's oldest existing fort is half a mile to the north. Pioneers who came to the Tulpehocken from the Schoharie valley build it in 1723, rebuilt it in 1745. It was used as a place of refuge during Indian wars.

Erected by Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission. (Marker Number 1947.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Colonial Era • Forts and Castles • Indigenous Peoples and Communities. In addition, it is included in the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission (PHMC) series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1723.

Location. 40° 20.7′ N, 76° 13.367′ W. Marker is in Newmanstown, Pennsylvania, in Lebanon County. It is at the intersection of Pennsylvania Route 419 and Ft. Zeller Road on Pennsylvania Route 419. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Newmanstown PA 17073, 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,

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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: Veterans Memorial (approx. 1.3 miles away); Marion Township Veterans Memorial (approx. 2½ miles away); Service Men (approx. 2½ miles away); Womelsdorf War Memorial (approx. 2½ miles away); Womelsdorf (approx. 2½ miles away); Charming Forge (approx. 2.7 miles away); Home of Conrad Weiser, 1729-1760 (approx. 2.8 miles away); Is this Weiser's House? (approx. 2.8 miles away).

Fort Zeller Memorial image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Bill Pfingsten, March 6, 2010

2. Fort Zeller Memorial

Photographed by Bill Pfingsten, March 6, 2010

3. Fort Zeller Memorial

Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on March 29, 2010, by Bill Pfingsten of Bel Air, Maryland. This page has been viewed 2,863 times since then and 54 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on March 29, 2010, by Bill Pfingsten of Bel Air, Maryland.