Fort Roberdeau

Pennsylvania · United States · Castle

The fort was rebuilt a quarter mile down the road from where it stood. What is reported happens at the original site, out in the corn.

The road into Fort Roberdeau in Sinking Valley, Pennsylvania runs through a corn field, and that field is where the fort actually stood.

The reconstruction was put up about a quarter of a mile away along the same road. Building it disturbed the original ground.

What is reported happens at the first site rather than at the fort visitors come to see, which is an unusually clean separation and the reason this entry is worth keeping.

The fort itself was built in 1778 to protect the lead mines in this valley. Lead meant musket balls, and the Continental Army was desperately short of both. It was a stockade of logs and earth, garrisoned by militia, in a valley that was then the frontier.

The reconstruction is a county park and is open to visitors. The corn field is farmland.

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Where is Fort Roberdeau located?

Fort Roberdeau is in Pennsylvania, United States.