Delaware Township near Turbotville in Northumberland County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

Fort Freeland

Photographed by Beverly Pfingsten, August 22, 2015

1. Fort Freeland Marker

Inscription. Jacob Freeland's house was stockaded in 1778 as a protection against Indians. On July 29, 1779 it was taken by British and Indians. The garrison of 21 were killed or taken prisoner. The site is a quarter-mile from here.

Erected 1947 by Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Forts and Castles • War, US Revolutionary. In addition, it is included in the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission (PHMC) series list. A significant historical date for this entry is July 29, 1779.

Location. 41° 5.975′ N, 76° 48.359′ W. Marker is near Turbotville, Pennsylvania, in Northumberland County. It is in Delaware Township. It is on Susquehanna Trail (Pennsylvania Route 1007). Marker is adjacent to the Warrior Run Cemetery. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 4505 Susquehanna Trail, Turbotville PA 17772, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Pennsylvania’s Anthracite Coal Region

and in the Susquehanna Valley.

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 4 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: A different marker also named Fort Freeland (within shouting distance of this marker); Col. Matthew Smith (within shouting distance of this marker); Warrior Run Church (about 700 feet away, measured in a direct line); Town Clock Bell (approx. 3.2 miles away);

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The Robert E. Brown Memorial Park (approx. 3.3 miles away); War Memorial (approx. 3.4 miles away); Widow Catherine Smith (approx. 3.8 miles away); Dewart (approx. 3.9 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Turbotville.

Photographed by Beverly Pfingsten, August 22, 2015

2. Fort Freeland Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on February 7, 2023. It was originally submitted on August 23, 2015, by Bill Pfingsten of Bel Air, Maryland. This page has been viewed 846 times since then and 35 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on August 23, 2015, by Bill Pfingsten of Bel Air, Maryland.