Fort Allen, measures 125 feet by 50 feet, with a 12-foot high stockade. It had two bastions on the long sides, two half-bastions on opposite corners and was armed with two swivel guns. Inside were two barracks and an officers’ quarters. Built under the supervision of Benjamin Franklin, it was used by the Pennsylvania colonial militia. The fort’s well still exists behind a building on the west side of the town square near a flood protection levee. The fort was still standing in 1780, but was demolished soon after. The site is now occupied by hotel on Bridge and Franklin streets. The original name of Weissport (founded 1760’s) was New Gnadenhuetten after the original Moravian settlement of Gnadenhuetten that was located here and destroyed by Delaware Indians in 1755.
Additional Information
- Hours of Operation:
Year round
- Features:
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Well left from Fort Allen
