This Tablet Marks the Site of — Rochester, Pennsylvania

MILITARY · HISTORICAL MARKER

This Tablet Marks the Site of

Rochester, Pennsylvania · The Big Beaver Block House

Historical Marker Database · Mike Wintermantel

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THE STORY

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Built by the U.S. War Department in 1788-89 and garrisoned for several years, this site protected communication via Beaver Creek with the Great Lakes.

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Photo: Mike Wintermantel

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Rochester, Pennsylvania · USA

NEARBY MARKERS

Underground Railroad

History

Patterson Heights Incline

Fort McIntosh 1784-1785 The First American Regiment and The Treaty of Fort McIntosh

Military

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