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Identifier: pennsylvaniagermv15pbpenn (find matches)
Title: The Pennsylvania-German Society : (Publications)
Year: 1891 (1890s)
Authors: Pennsylvania-German Society. cn
Subjects: Germans
Publisher: (S.l.) : The Society
Contributing Library: Allen County Public Library Genealogy Center
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Fort Henry. NE of the most promi-nent government de-fenses along the Blue Ridgewas Fort Henry, also called,at times, in the early part ofits history Busses Fort,after its first commanding of-ficer, The Fort at DietrichSixs, from its location, also Fort Henry at Tolihaio,using the name Tolihaio in a general sense to apply toall the country in the vicinity of the Tolihaio, or SwataraGap. It will be remembered that, with the first terrible out-break, or massacre, which found all in such an unpreparedcondition, the settlers established a watch house at Dietrichs Sixs Place under the Hill on Shamokin Road.It it probable this was the home of Dietrich Six. The (3i6) Fort Henry. 317 Fort Hcnpy
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a a o o I o o aa oao 000 SITE, OF FORT HENRY. 3i8 The Pennsylvania-German Society, location was so excellent that the provincial government,upon taking charge of the defense, decided to build one ofthe larger forts on the spot. This property was on the old Shamokin (Sunbury)Road, three miles north of Millersburg, in Bethel Town-ship of Berks County. It was owned by Dietrich Sixduring the war and purchased from him by Frantz Um-benhauer, from whom it came into the possession of GeorgePott, and was lately owned by James Batz. The fort stood in what is now a cultivated field, abouttwenty-five yards northeast from a shed, with stone base,standing by the roadside. It was on slightly elevatedground and commanded a splendid view of the approachesfrom the Blue Mountains, and of the valley to the west.At the foot of the elevated ground runs a little stream ofwater, originating at the spring back of the fort. Piecesof stone, belonging to the fort as well as pieces of commonclay pipe stems and c

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  • bookyear:1891
  • bookdecade:1890
  • bookcentury:1800
  • bookauthor:Pennsylvania_German_Society__cn
  • booksubject:Germans
  • bookpublisher:_S_l_____The_Society
  • bookcontributor:Allen_County_Public_Library_Genealogy_Center
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  • bookleafnumber:8
  • bookcollection:allen_county
  • bookcollection:americana
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