Northeast Madison Township near Loysville in Perry County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
Fort Robinson
Photographed by Don Morfe, November 8, 2015
1. Fort Robinson Marker
Erected 1947 by Pennsylvania Historical & Museum Commission.
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Forts and Castles • Indigenous Peoples and Communities • 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 1755.
Location. 40° 21.52′ N, 77° 22.807′ W. Marker is near Loysville, Pennsylvania, in Perry County. It is in Northeast Madison Township. It is on Shermans Valley Road. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 4644 Shermans Valley Rd, Loysville PA 17047, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in South-Central Pennsylvania, in the Susquehanna Valley, and in Greater Harrisburg. 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: Centre Presbyterian Church (approx. one mile away); Loysville (approx. 1.3 miles away); Loysville Area Veterans Memorial (approx. 1.8 miles away); Site of Blacksmith Shop (approx. 3.9 miles away); Landisburg (approx. 3.9 miles away); a different marker also named Landisburg (approx.
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Photographed by Don Morfe, November 8, 2015
2. Fort Robinson Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on September 24, 2024. It was originally submitted on November 18, 2015, by Don Morfe of Baltimore, Maryland. This page has been viewed 1,411 times since then and 60 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on November 18, 2015, by Don Morfe of Baltimore, Maryland. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.
