Lower Paxton Township near Harrisburg in Dauphin County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

Patton's Fort

Photographed by John Robinson, April 18, 2010

1. Patton's Fort Marker

Inscription. Nearby stood Patton's Fort, a station of the Paxton Rangers, who defended the gaps and farmsteads along the Blue Mountains from the Susquehanna River to Swatara Creek, near Indiantown, against Indian raids from 1756 to 1763.

Erected 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. In addition, it is included in the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission (PHMC) series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1756.

Location. 40° 20.197′ N, 76° 49.231′ W. Marker is near Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, in Dauphin County. It is in Lower Paxton Township. It is at the intersection of Linglestown Road and Patton Road on Linglestown Road. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 4350 Linglestown Road, Harrisburg PA 17112, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in South-Central Pennsylvania, specifically in Pennsylvania Dutch Country,

and in the Susquehanna Valley.

It is also in the American Northeast

and in the Mid-Atlantic.

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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 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: The Fire House, Forts, and Cemetery (approx. 1.3 miles away); Linglestown (approx. 1.4 miles away); The Harness & Saddle Shop (approx. 1.4 miles away); The Public Square (approx. 1½ miles away); World War Memorial (approx. 1½ miles away); The Linglestown Community Garden Club (approx. 1.6 miles away); Linglestown Fire Company No. 1 Charter Members (approx. 1.6 miles away); Thomas Lingle (approx. 1.6 miles away).

Related marker. Click here for another marker that is related to this marker. To better understand the relationship to the other Blue Mountain Forts, study the marker shown.

Photographed by John Robinson, April 18, 2010

2. Patton's Fort Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on February 7, 2023. It was originally submitted on May 30, 2010, by John K. Robinson of Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. This page has been viewed 3,252 times since then and 122 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on May 30, 2010, by John K. Robinson of Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.