Fort Allen

Fort Allen (HM11LY)

Location: Greensburg, PA 15601 Westmoreland County
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Country: United States of America
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N 40° 16.746', W 79° 35.502'

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Built and commanded by Colonel Christopher Truby, officer of the revolution, was located 150 yards to the south of this marker. A frontier Fort of Dunmore's War 1774, the Indian War, and the War of the Revolution, It was also known as Truby's Blockhouse. From here a petition to Governor John Penn sent by eighty inhabitants of Westmoreland County headed by Wendel Oury asked for aid in the threatened Indian uprising of 1774
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HM NumberHM11LY
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Year Placed1929
Placed ByPennsylvania Historical Commission and the Citizens of Westmoreland County
Marker ConditionNo reports yet
Date Added Thursday, September 18th, 2014 at 10:06pm PDT -07:00
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UTM (WGS84 Datum)17T E 619723 N 4459686
Decimal Degrees40.27910000, -79.59170000
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 40° 16.746', W 79° 35.502'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds40° 16' 44.76" N, 79° 35' 30.12" W
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Area Code(s)412, 724
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 620-666 Baltzer Meyer Pike, Greensburg PA 15601, US
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