Morris Township near Prosperity in Washington County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
Site of Old Lindley Fort and Stockade
Photographed by Mike Wintermantel, November 2, 2013
1. Site of Old Lindley Fort and Stockade Marker
Erected 1928 by Descendents of the Lindleys.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Forts and Castles. A significant historical year for this entry is 1770.
Location. 40° 2.601′ N, 80° 17.216′ W. Marker is near Prosperity, Pennsylvania, in Washington County. It is in Morris Township. It is on Prosperity Pike (Pennsylvania Route 18) 0.3 miles north of Grove Road, on the right when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 4621 Prosperity Pike, Prosperity PA 15329, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is 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 Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Confederacy and also one of the original Thirteen Colonies.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 6 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Revolutionary War Soldiers (about 500 feet away, measured in a direct line); Stephen Sanders, Sr. (about 600 feet away); a different marker also named Revolutionary War Soldiers (approx. 2.6 miles away); Amity (approx. 4.3 miles away); a different marker also named Revolutionary War Soldiers (approx. 4.3 miles away); Lower Ten Mile Presbyterian Church (approx. 4.3 miles away); The Reverend Thaddeus Dodd (approx. 4.4 miles away); A Revolutionary War Soldier (approx. 5.7 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Prosperity.
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Photographed by Bradley Owen, August 3, 2022
2. Site of Old Lindley Fort and Stockade Marker
Photographed by Bradley Owen, August 3, 2022
3. Site of Old Lindley Fort and Stockade Marker
Photographed by Mike Wintermantel, November 2, 2013
4. Site of Old Lindley Fort and Stockade Marker
Photographed by Mike Wintermantel, November 2, 2013
5. Site of Old Lindley Fort and Stockade Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on February 7, 2023. It was originally submitted on November 2, 2013, by Mike Wintermantel of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. This page has been viewed 1,953 times since then and 121 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on November 2, 2013, by Mike Wintermantel of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. 2, 3. submitted on August 3, 2022, by Bradley Owen of Morgantown, West Virginia. 4, 5. submitted on November 2, 2013, by Mike Wintermantel of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
