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Only fort erected in Westmoreland County by Continental Congress Blockhouse surrounded by stockade with wall guns Named for Gen. Edward Hand

Nellie Bly

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A crusading journalist on Pittsburgh and New York newspapers, she won fame for her daring exploits and her investigations of social ills. In 1889-90, Bly circled the globe in 72 days. She was born Elizabeth Cochran and lived here as a child.

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