Fort Dewart on the Forbes Road

Posted by on Feb 5, 2021 in | Comments Off on Fort Dewart on the Forbes Road Fort Dewart, which straddles the border of Bedford and Somerset counties in southern Pennsylvania, was a British military redoubt built in August 1758 during the French and Indian War, the North American conflict in the global Seven Years’ War (1756–63) between Great Britain and France. The small fortification was part of a chain of defensive forts and supply stops built by the troops of Gen....
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