Fort Augusta
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Fort Augusta was a major colonial-era stronghold on Pennsylvania’s frontier that served as a key military and defensive outpost during the French and Indian War and subsequent conflicts.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
colonial-era stronghold
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fort ⓘ military outpost ⓘ |
| builtBy |
British colonial forces
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Province of Pennsylvania NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| constructedDuringConflict |
French and Indian War
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Seven Years' War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| constructionStartDate | 1756 ⓘ |
| controlledBy |
Province of Pennsylvania
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| documentedIn |
Pennsylvania colonial records
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Revolutionary War military correspondence ⓘ |
| feature |
barracks
ⓘ
blockhouses ⓘ ditch and defensive works ⓘ large earthen embankments ⓘ palisade walls ⓘ powder magazine ⓘ |
| garrisonedBy |
British provincial troops
ⓘ
Continental forces ⓘ Pennsylvania provincial troops NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasReplica | replica blockhouse at Fort Augusta site ⓘ |
| hasSite | Fort Augusta site, Sunbury, Pennsylvania NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation | archaeological and historic site ⓘ |
| locatedAtConfluenceOf |
North Branch Susquehanna River
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
West Branch Susquehanna River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Northumberland County, Pennsylvania
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Pennsylvania ⓘ Sunbury, Pennsylvania NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOn | Susquehanna River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Prince William Augustus, Duke of Cumberland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nearbySettlement | Sunbury NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| operationalPeriod |
late 18th century
ⓘ
mid-18th century ⓘ |
| partOf | Pennsylvania frontier NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| purpose |
base for military operations against French and allied Native forces
ⓘ
defense of Pennsylvania frontier ⓘ protection of settlers from Native American raids ⓘ |
| region | Upper Susquehanna Valley NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| role |
center of regional military command on the Pennsylvania frontier
ⓘ
refuge for frontier settlers during attacks ⓘ |
| status | no longer standing ⓘ |
| strategicImportance |
key defensive outpost on the Susquehanna River
ⓘ
major supply and staging point for frontier campaigns ⓘ |
| usedDuringConflict |
American Revolutionary War
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
French and Indian War NERFINISHED ⓘ Pontiac's War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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