A 1926 newspaper article describing the ceremony for the unveiling of the Fort Halifax Monument near the site of Fort Halifax, Halifax Township, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania.
From the Elizabethville Echo, 20 May 1926:
MARK SITE OF OLD FORT HALIFAX
Last Saturday, May 15 [1926]. the site of old Fort Halifax was marked when a huge stone, on which is placed an appropriate tablet, was unveiled with appropriate ceremonies.
In Colonial days, the old fort was the connecting link between Fort Augusta and Harris Ferry, and played an important part in the settlement of this county, in the French and Indian War of 1763. It was in this fort that a garrison was stationed to protect supply trains going to what is now Sunbury, but at that time, Fort Augusta.
The rough stone was taken from Peters Mountain and the tablet which is placed on it is directly located only a short distance north of Halifax along the state road and stands within 500 feet of the old fort.
The tablet was unveiled by Florence Hamilton, descendant of the old families who were instrumental in building the defense chain of forts, accompanied by the blare of bugles of Scouts from the city of Harrisburg, who participated in the unveiling ceremonies.
Chief Strongwolf, a Wisconsin Ojibway Indian invoked the blessing of “The Great Spriit” upon the gathering and made an address. Bishop Darlington, Captain F. A. Godcharles, A. Boyd Hamilton, Dr. Montgomery and other prominent men and women participated in the program.
A history of the fort, the events leading up to its establishment and part it played in the defense chain of forts, together with records of the state library, were read in substantiation of its establishment.
The marker bears this inscription:
Fort Halifax
One of the chain of Frontier Defenses of the Province of Pennsylvania in the French and Indian Wars stood 500 feet to the west. Built 1756 by its Commander, Colonel William Clapham.
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