Pennsylvania State Historic Site Fort Loudoun
1720 North Brooklyn Road, Fort Loudon PA 17224
Mailing Address: PO Box 181 Fort Loudon PA 17224
1720 North Brooklyn Road, Fort Loudon PA 17224
Mailing Address: PO Box 181 Fort Loudon PA 17224
Christmas in the Village Sunday, December 2
In Fort Loudon
Area residents are invited to share holiday cheer at the 17th Annual Christmas in the Village from 5:45 p.m. to 8 p.m., Sunday, December 2, at the Fort Loudon Community Center. The event is sponsored by the Fort Loudoun Historical Society.
The fort stockade was recently replaced at the fort site and that is just the beginning. Stop by the table in front of the Foreman house on the point across from the community center prior to the caroling and throughout the evening and hear about the future plans for the fort site.
Caroling will start at 5:45 p.m. in preparation for Santa’s arrival on a horse-drawn wagon. Santa will then listen to the Christmas wishes of young and old.
Wagon rides will be available till 8 p.m. Gail Sacho will provide a Christmas craft for children. Joann Sloca will play holiday tunes on the piano as guests enjoy cookies, other delights, coffee, punch and hot chocolate.
In Fort Loudon
Area residents are invited to share holiday cheer at the 17th Annual Christmas in the Village from 5:45 p.m. to 8 p.m., Sunday, December 2, at the Fort Loudon Community Center. The event is sponsored by the Fort Loudoun Historical Society.
The fort stockade was recently replaced at the fort site and that is just the beginning. Stop by the table in front of the Foreman house on the point across from the community center prior to the caroling and throughout the evening and hear about the future plans for the fort site.
Caroling will start at 5:45 p.m. in preparation for Santa’s arrival on a horse-drawn wagon. Santa will then listen to the Christmas wishes of young and old.
Wagon rides will be available till 8 p.m. Gail Sacho will provide a Christmas craft for children. Joann Sloca will play holiday tunes on the piano as guests enjoy cookies, other delights, coffee, punch and hot chocolate.
From Andy Newman, President on Community Work Day, Saturday, October 27, 2018:
Community work day was a great success. 23 volunteers showed up on a rainy day to provide much needed labor to the site. We cleaned out the Patton House and three outbuildings. The rain ruined our tree and brush cutting plans but we painted the walls and ceilings of 2nd floor rooms of the Patton House. Thank you to all who brought food and especially our corporate donor, Chambersburg Waste Paper Company, we could not have done this without the 40cy dumpster you provided. Thank You! (Photos by Debbie Swartz)
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Stockade wall being replaced and Patton House Repairs
There has been lots of activity at the fort site this fall. Last month, replacement of the stockade wall began. The new logs are eastern red cedar and should last at least 50 years. The replacement should be completed by December 1. The shooting platforms (bastions) are scheduled to be rebuilt in the spring. The Patton House is also getting a mini-facelift with siding repair and gutter replacements. With the house cleaned up, some work will also begin inside beginning with removed a plaster wall to expose logs in the old storage room and future office/break room area for staff.
Below are some pictures from the week the stockade work began.
There has been lots of activity at the fort site this fall. Last month, replacement of the stockade wall began. The new logs are eastern red cedar and should last at least 50 years. The replacement should be completed by December 1. The shooting platforms (bastions) are scheduled to be rebuilt in the spring. The Patton House is also getting a mini-facelift with siding repair and gutter replacements. With the house cleaned up, some work will also begin inside beginning with removed a plaster wall to expose logs in the old storage room and future office/break room area for staff.
Below are some pictures from the week the stockade work began.
