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The Frontier Fort That May Have Never been Built

The Frontier Fort That May Have Never been Built

For generations, an old stone structure in Snyder County has been associated with one of Pennsylvania's frontier defenses of the French and Indian War. The problem is that Fort Pomfret may never actually have been built.

September 03, 2026 · Terry Diener · Additional Credits: Credits: Forts on the Pennsylvania frontier, 1753-1758, Hunter, William A. (1980); National Archives, Provincial Commissioners to Robert Hunter Morris, [13 June 1756]; Chat GPT AI Image of Pomfret