Hamilton Township near Chambersburg in Franklin County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
Site of Fort McCord
Photographed by Don Morfe, May 30, 2015
1. Site of Fort McCord Marker
The site of Fort McCord where twenty-seven pioneer settlers men, women and children were massacred by Indian savages or carried into captivity, April 1st, 1756, was a few rods south east of this spot.
In the list of victims were Mary McCord, Mrs. John Thorn and babe, Mrs. Anne McCord wife of John McCord and two daughters Martha Thorn, a young mother with unborn babe, and a young girl.
Names of provincial soldiers killed in pursuit of the Indians at Sideling Hill:
Captain Alexander Culbertson John Reynolds Ensign William Chambers William Kerr Daniel McCoy James Blair James Robertson Tailor John Layson James Robertson Weaver William Denny James Peace Francis Scott John Blair William Boyd Henry Jones Jacob Jones John Kelly Robert Kerr James Lowder.
Wounded:
Lieutenant Jamieson Abraham Jones John McDonald Francis Campbell Isaac Miller William Reynolds William Hunter John Barnett Matthias Canshorn Benjamin Blyth William Swailes.
Erected 1914.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Colonial Era • Indigenous Peoples and Communities • Settlements & Settlers • War, French and Indian. A significant historical date for this entry is April 1, 1767.
Location. 39°
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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 6 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Fort McCord (about 500 feet away, measured in a direct line); Joseph Armstrong (approx. 1.7 miles away); Colonel James G. Elder (approx. 4.8 miles away); St. Thomas Commemorates (approx. 4.8 miles away); Tree Pump(s) (approx. 4.8 miles away); Roadside Giants of the Lincoln Highway (approx. 4.9 miles away); Jacob Nelson "Nellie" Fox (approx. 4.9 miles away); Fort Wadell (approx. 5.7 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Chambersburg.
Photographed by Don Morfe, May 30, 2015
2. Site of Fort McCord Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on July 19, 2025. It was originally submitted on June 2, 2015, by Don Morfe of Baltimore, Maryland. This page has been viewed 7,753 times since then and 347 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on June 2, 2015, by Don Morfe of Baltimore, Maryland. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.
