Near This Site

Near This Site (HMLDY)

Location: Waterford, PA 16441 Erie County
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Country: United States of America
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N 41° 56.4', W 79° 58.977'

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Near this site stood successive military posts that secured a vital point on the main route between Pittsburgh and Lake Erie. French Fort LeBeouf built 1753 was abandoned in 1759. British Fort LeBoeuf built 1760 was destroyed by Native Americans in 1763. In 1794 Pennsylvania and Federal soldiers built a fort, succeeded in 1797 by a U.S. Army blockhouse. After Waterford was founded the post was maintained to protect settlers on the frontier.

The plaza before you represents the form of the 1797 blockhouse foundation. Archaeological excavations performed by Mercyhurst Archaeological Institute in the summer of 2000 confirmed the dimensions of the building.
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Date Added Sunday, September 28th, 2014 at 4:24pm PDT -07:00
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UTM (WGS84 Datum)17T E 584309 N 4643614
Decimal Degrees41.94000000, -79.98295000
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 41° 56.4', W 79° 58.977'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds41° 56' 24.00" N, 79° 58' 58.62" W
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Area Code(s)814
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 250-262 1st Alley, Waterford PA 16441, US
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