by Leisa McCracken | Nov 7, 2024
Saturday November 16th, 2024 * 10:00 AM – 5:00 PM Join us at Fort Loudoun on November 16th for an interactive experience as we commemorate the Allegheny Uprising, aka. Black Boys Rebellion of 1765. What side will you choose: the British garrison and the...
by Janet Pollard | Apr 30, 2020 | Blog
Although its existence was short lived – 1756 to 1765, Fort Loudoun’s mark on American history is significant. It was part of a chain of frontier forts in Pennsylvania that were erected in order to protect settlers from Indian raids which stemmed from the French...
by Janet Pollard | Apr 9, 2018 | History
James Smith, who was born in Mercersburg, another frontier settlement in Franklin County, was captured in 1755, at age eighteen, as he was building the Braddock Road. Smith was taken captive by Caughnawaga Indians and was adopted by the tribe to replace a fallen...