Fort Loudoun
Fort Loudoun was a fort in colonial Pennsylvania, one of several forts in colonial America named after John Campbell, 4th Earl of Loudoun. The fort was built in 1756 during the French and Indian War by the Second Battalion of the Pennsylvania Regiment under…Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0.
- Opening hours: sunrise—sunset
- Type: Fort
- Description: 18th-century fort in Pennsylvania, United States of America
- Also known as: “Fort Loudon”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Parnell Knob.
Parnell Knob
Peak
Photo: Calzarette, Public domain.
Parnell Knob is a mountain in the Ridge and Valley Appalachians region of south central Pennsylvania. This knob rises above the village of St. Thomas, where Front Mountain and Broad mountain come together. Parnell Knob is situated 2 miles northeast of Fort Loudoun.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Fort Loudon and Markes.
Fort Loudon
Hamlet
Fort Loudon is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in Peters Township, Franklin County, Pennsylvania, United States. As of the 2020 census, the population was 895. Fort Loudon is situated 1½ miles northwest of Fort Loudoun.
Markes
Hamlet
Markes is an unincorporated community in Peters Township, Franklin County, in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania. Markes is situated 1½ miles southeast of Fort Loudoun.
Lemasters
Hamlet
Lemasters is an unincorporated community in Peters Township in Franklin County, Pennsylvania, United States. Lemasters is located at the intersection of Lemar Road and Steele Avenue, northeast of Mercersburg. Lemasters is situated 3 miles southeast of Fort Loudoun.
Fort Loudoun
- Categories: building, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Peters Township, Franklin County, Pennsylvania, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
39.8965° or 39° 53′ 47″ northLongitude
-77.88663° or 77° 53′ 12″ westOpen location code
87F4V4W7+H8OpenStreetMap ID
way 1411380617OpenStreetMap feature
building=yesOpenStreetMap feature
historic=fortWikidata ID
Q5471552
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Spanish—“Fort Loudoun” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Fort Loudon”
- French: “fort Loudoun”
- French: “Fort Loudoun”
- Persian: “فورت لادون”
- Serbian: “Fort Loudon, Pennsylvania”
- Serbo-Croatian: “Fort Loudon, Pennsylvania”
- Spanish: “Fort Loudon (Pensilvania)”
- Spanish: “Fort Loudon”
Places with the Same Name
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Stenger Hill Cemetery and Fort Loudon United Methodist Church.
Nearby Places
Explore places such as Fort Loudoun Water Treatment Facility and PTMA Waste Water Treatment Plant.
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