Forty Fort

Pennsylvania, United States

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Forty Fort is a borough located in Luzerne county, Pennsylvania, United States. It is situated in the Wyoming Valley along the Susquehanna River. The area was the site of the Wyoming Massacre during the American Revolution, where British and Indian forces attacked settlers gathered at Forty Fort on July 3, 1778. The town's permanent settlement began in 1769 with Connecticut colonists, leading to land disputes known as the Pennamite-Yankee Wars. Today, Luzerne county's economy includes tourism, healthcare, services, manufacturing, and former anthracite coal mining.12

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Luzerne
…slaughtered 360 settlers gathered at Forty Fort in the Wyoming Massacre (July 3, 1778). Located near Hazleton, the Eckley Miners’ Village is a restored company mining town.
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…slaughtered 360 settlers gathered at Forty Fort in the Wyoming Massacre (July 3, 1778). Located near Hazleton, the Eckley Miners’ Village is a restored company mining town.
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Wyoming Massacre
…women and children gathered at Forty Fort. About 300 men and boys left the protection of the fort to meet the attackers. In the massacre that followed, 360 men, women, and children lost their lives, and many others who escaped to the forests died of starvation or exposure. Butler’s forces…
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…women and children gathered at Forty Fort. About 300 men and boys left the protection of the fort to meet the attackers. In the massacre that followed, 360 men, women, and children lost their lives, and many others who escaped to the forests died of starvation or exposure. Butler’s forces…
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