Fort Robinson (Pennsylvania)

Fort Robinson
Perry County, Pennsylvania, USA
Fort Robinson is located in Pennsylvania
Fort Robinson
Fort Robinson
Approximate location of Fort Robinson in Pennsylvania
Coordinates40°22.028′N 77°23.411′W / 40.367133°N 77.390183°W / 40.367133; -77.390183
TypeFort
Site information
Controlled byPrivately owned land
Site history
Built1755
In use1755-1764
Battles/warsFrench and Indian War, Pontiac's War
Garrison information
Past
commanders
George Robinson
Garrisonup to 40 men, local settlers
Designated1947

Fort Robinson (often referred to in contemporary documents as George Robinson's Fort or simply Robinson's Fort) was a stockaded blockhouse fort built in 1755 in the colonial Province of Pennsylvania for the security of settlers moving into the area following the Albany Congress. The fort was constructed in "Shearman's Valley," now known as Shermans Dale, Pennsylvania, near present-day Northeast Madison Township, Pennsylvania.[1]