Fort Lyttleton (Dublin Township, Fulton County, Pennsylvania)
Dublin Township, Fulton County · Pennsylvania · French and Indian War
History & Significance
Construction began in December 1755 at Governor Robert Hunter Morris's direction to bolster frontier defense after Braddock's crushing defeat left Pennsylvania vulnerable to sustained Lenape and Shawnee raids. The fort was a 100-foot square stockade with bastions at the four corners and 8 buildings inside, including four barracks, an officers' quarters, a gunpowder magazine, and two stone buildings.
Governor Morris named the fort after Sir George Lyttleton, British Chancellor of the Exchequer. The fort was located near a Native American village known as Sugar Cabins, at the eastern end of the Forbes Road and close to a well-traveled Native American trail, with intent to monitor trading parties and war parties.
After the Kittanning Expedition in September 1756, Captain Hugh Mercer, wounded in fighting, was carried to Fort Lyttleton where he recovered. By 1757, the fort began attracting Cherokee Indians seeking to support British troops as auxiliaries and scouts.
The fort was in use until 1759, then abandoned and reoccupied briefly in 1763 during Pontiac's War. The fort was in ruins by 1764.
Key Facts
Map
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🧳 Visiting
What you’ll see when you visit:
- Colonial stockade ruins from French and Indian War era (1756)
- Monument marking frontier defensive post on Forbes Road
- Historical markers explaining militia garrison operations and supply logistics
- Site of strategic defense against Native American war parties and incursions
Sources
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fort_Lyttleton_(Pennsylvania)
- https://www.hmdb.org/m.asp?m=32405
- http://paheritage.wpengine.com/article/fulton-county-where-country-still-country/
- https://explorepahistory.com/hmarker.php?markerId=1-A-86
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Sideling_Hill
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