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Lower Turkeyfoot Township near Fort Hill in Somerset County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
 

Fort Hill

 
 
Fort Hill Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Mike Wintermantel, October 7, 2011
1. Fort Hill Marker
Inscription. Archaeological study of the flat-top hill across the valley revealed two palisaded Indian villages with extensive house and burial remains, all dating from the Discovery Period.
 
Erected 1947 by Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission.
 
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Forts and CastlesNative Americans. In addition, it is included in the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission series list.
 
Location. 39° 49.826′ N, 79° 17.685′ W. Marker is near Fort Hill, Pennsylvania, in Somerset County. It is in Lower Turkeyfoot Township. Marker is on Kingwood Road (Pennsylvania Route 281) 1˝ miles east of Humbert Road, on the right when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 7553 Kingwood Rd, Confluence PA 15424, United States of America. Touch for directions.
 
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 6 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies. Nils G. Thompson (approx. 2.9 miles away); Honor Roll (approx. 2.9 miles away); Harnedsville (approx. 2.9 miles away); Revolutionary War Memorial (approx. 3.6 miles away); World Wars I & II Memorial (approx. 3.7 miles away); Korean Veterans / Vietnam Veterans
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(approx. 3.7 miles away); Washington at Turkeyfoot (approx. 3.9 miles away); a different marker also named Honor Roll (approx. 5.4 miles away).
 
Fort Hill Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Mike Wintermantel, October 7, 2011
2. Fort Hill Marker
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on October 29, 2023. It was originally submitted on October 9, 2011, by Mike Wintermantel of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. This page has been viewed 661 times since then and 82 times this year. Photos:   1, 2. submitted on October 9, 2011, by Mike Wintermantel of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

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