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Forty Fort is a borough in Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 4,233 at the 2020 census . [ 4 ] Its neighbors are Wyoming (to the north), Plains Township (to the east), Kingston (to the south), and Swoyersville (to the west).
Forty Fort was a stronghold built by settlers from Connecticut, on the Susquehanna River in what is now Luzerne County, Pennsylvania. Before the American Revolutionary War , both Connecticut and Pennsylvania claimed this territory, as Connecticut had laid claim to a wide swath of land to its west based on its colonial charter.
Forty Fort Meetinghouse is a historic meeting house at River Street and Wyoming Avenue in the Old Forty Fort Cemetery in Forty Fort, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania.It was built in 1806–08 in a New England meeting house style with white clapboard siding and was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1988.
Denison House, also known as the Colonel Nathan Denison House, is a historic home located at Forty Fort, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania. It was built about 1790, and is a 2 + 1 ⁄ 2-story, frame building with a central chimney in the New England style. A rear addition and full-width front porch were added in the mid-19th century. [3]
Mar. 3—It is common at any high school graduation to begin announcing students in order of the alphabet, starting with last names that begin with A and ending in Z. James L. Youngblood, who grew ...
At the time of the battle a company of militia led by Captain Jeremiah Blanchard and Lieutenant Timothy Keyes held Pittston Fort, on the east side of the Susquehanna River several miles upstream from Forty Fort. The fort was surrendered on July 4, 1778, one day after the battle, and was partially burned a few days later.
West Nantmeal Township, Pennsylvania: c. 1780: House Historic stone farmhouse located near Glen Moore in West Nantmeal Township, Chester County, Pennsylvania: Tomlinson-Huddleston House: Langhorne: 1783 House Denison House: Forty Fort: 1790 House Oldest house in Luzerne County: Headhouse at New Market: Philadelphia, Society Hill: 1804 Firehouse
Pa. 115, 6.3 miles SE of Wilkes-Barre Roadside American Revolution, Military Sullivan's March: October 13, 1947: PA 92, 1 mile N of West Pittston Roadside American Revolution, Military Sullivan's March: September 24, 1946: Pa. 115, 11.2 miles SE of Wilkes-Barre Roadside American Revolution, Military Teedyuscung (ca. 1700–1763) June 23, 2005