Posts Tagged ‘blockhouse’

Revolutionary War Forts and Blockhouses on the Ohio

Sunday, January 30th, 2011

I was recently given a book that peaked my interest to the point that I read it completely in one sitting.  It was a short history of frontier forts and blockhouses in the upper Ohio River valley and the soldiers who manned them during the Revolutionary War.  The book by Michael E Nogay was “Every Home a Fort, Every Man a Warrior”.  Not only was it fact filled, it was a good read.  I highly recommend it. 

 

A second edition will be published with more information about the fort or blockhouse in Georgetown, PA.

The Lost Fort

Tuesday, November 30th, 2010

Georgetown may not be the capital of the universe, but the richness of its history will compare favorably with any city.  The pleasure of this knowledge is mingled with sadness.  That sadness has its roots in the neglect of an important historical site, a frontier and Revolutionary War fort.  The forgotten blockhouse, Lot No 11, 109 Water St, Georgetown, PA.