Chambersburg in Franklin County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

Fort Chambers

Photographed by Beverly Pfingsten, May 18, 2008

1. Fort Chambers Marker

Inscription. Erected in 1756 by Col. Benjamin Chambers, pioneer land-owner and founder of the town, who fortified his house and mill with stockade and cannon against Indians.

Erected 1947 by Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Colonial Era • Forts and Castles • War, French and Indian. 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. 39° 56.35′ N, 77° 39.73′ W. Marker is in Chambersburg, Pennsylvania, in Franklin County. It is on West King Street near US 11, N. Main Street, on the left when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 52 W King St, Chambersburg PA 17201, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in South-Central Pennsylvania. 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 walking distance of this marker: This Dwight D. Eisenhower Green Ash (here, next to this marker); Thompson's Rifle Battalion: Capt. James Chambers' Company (within shouting distance of this marker); a different marker also named Fort Chambers (within shouting distance of this marker); Friends of the Chambersburg Water Wheel (within shouting distance of this marker); Vietnam Veterans Memorial

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(within shouting distance of this marker); Korean War Veterans Memorial (within shouting distance of this marker); World War II Killed in Action Memorial (within shouting distance of this marker); Founding Family Memorial Statue (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Chambersburg.

Remains of mill race along Falling Spring image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Beverly Pfingsten, May 18, 2008

2. Remains of mill race along Falling Spring

Log cabin adjacent to the marker. image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Beverly Pfingsten, May 18, 2008

3. Log cabin adjacent to the marker.

There is no indication that this was Benjamin Chamber's home.

Credits. This page was last revised on August 24, 2025. It was originally submitted on June 2, 2008, by Bill Pfingsten of Bel Air, Maryland. This page has been viewed 3,399 times since then and 75 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on June 2, 2008, by Bill Pfingsten of Bel Air, Maryland.