Near Greensburg in Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

Fort Allen

Photographed by Mike Wintermantel, May 22, 2012

1. Fort Allen Marker

Inscription. A little south, site of post built 1774 by Pennsylvania German pioneers of Brush Creek and Harrold's settlements. A refuge from Indians in Dunmore's War and American 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 • Settlements & Settlers • War, US Revolutionary. In addition, it is included in the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission (PHMC) series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1774.

Location. 40° 17.007′ N, 79° 35.543′ W. Marker is near Greensburg, Pennsylvania, in Westmoreland County. It is at the intersection of Pennsylvania Route 136 and Baltzer Meyer Pike ( Route 3007), on the right when traveling east on Pennsylvania Route 136. Located on the property of Harrold Zion Lutheran Church. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Greensburg PA 15601, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the Laurel Highlands

and in Greater Pittsburgh.

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: Veterans Memorial (about 600 feet away, measured in a direct line); Sion Church-Herolds Settlement (approx. ¼ mile away); a different marker also named Fort Allen (approx. 0.3 miles away); Hempfield Township

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(approx. 1.1 miles away); Westmoreland County Memorial Park Veterans Monument (approx. 1.4 miles away); Toll House (approx. 2 miles away); Hempfield Township Roosevelt Club Veterans Memorial (approx. 2.1 miles away); 14th Quartermaster Detachment Memorial (approx. 2.1 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Greensburg.

Also see . . . Lord Dunmore's War. Wikipedia article (Submitted on September 18, 2013, by Mike Wintermantel of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.)

Photographed by Mike Wintermantel, May 22, 2012

2. Fort Allen Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on May 22, 2012, by Mike Wintermantel of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. This page has been viewed 1,237 times since then and 81 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on May 22, 2012, by Mike Wintermantel of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.