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	'''{{Fort Loudoun}}''' (1756-1765) - A provincial [[French & Indian War]] Fort established in 1756 near present day Fort Loudon, Franklin County, Pennsylvania. Named Fort Loudoun after [[John Campbell]], Earl of Loudoun, then commander of the British army in America. Fort abandoned in 1765.		'''Fort Loudoun''' (1756-1765) - A provincial [[French & Indian War]] Fort established in 1756 near present day Fort Loudon, Franklin County, Pennsylvania. Named Fort Loudoun after [[John Campbell]], Earl of Loudoun, then commander of the British army in America. Fort abandoned in 1765.
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			'''{{Fort Loudoun}}''' (1756-1765) - A provincial [[French & Indian War]] Fort established in 1756 near present day Fort Loudon, Franklin County, Pennsylvania. Named Fort Loudoun after [[John Campbell]], Earl of Loudoun, then commander of the British army in America. Fort abandoned in 1765.
	'''{{~~PAGENAME~~}}''' (1756-1765) - A provincial [[French & Indian War]] Fort established in 1756 near present day Fort Loudon, Franklin County, Pennsylvania. Named Fort Loudoun after [[John Campbell]], Earl of Loudoun, then commander of the British army in America. Fort abandoned in 1765.
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'''{{PAGENAME}}''' (1756-1765) - A provincial [[French & Indian War]] Fort established in 1756 near present day Fort Loudon, Franklin County, Pennsylvania. Named Fort Loudoun after [[John Campbell]], Earl of Loudoun, then commander of the British army in America. Fort abandoned in 1765.

== History of Fort Loudoun ==
Established in 1756 by Colonel [[John Armstrong]] and first garrisoned by Pennsylvania provincial troops. In June 1758 the garrison joined General [[John Forbes|John Forbes's]] army in the building of [[Forbes Road]] to take [[Fort Duquesne]] from the French.

After the fall of [[Fort Duquesne]] and the building of [[Fort Pitt]] it served as one of connecting line of forts along the [[Forbes Road]].

The fort served as a base for Colonel [[Henry Bouquet|Henry Bouquet's]] two expeditions in [[Pontiac's War]] (1763-1764). Garrisoned by a small British detachment until November 1765 and then abandoned as a fortification.

== Current Status ==
Marker in town. Reproduced fort stockade constructed in 1993 on the exact site, no interior buildings. Stone marker at the south end of North Brooklyn Road.
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'''Location:''' North Brooklyn Road, Fort Loudon, Franklin County, Pennsylvania.

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* Elevation: 640'
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'''See Also:'''
* [[French & Indian War]]
* [[Forbes Road]]
* [[Pennsylvania French & Indian War Fortifications]]

'''Sources:'''
* {{Roberts}}, page 685.
* {{GNIS2|ID=1175015}}

'''Links:'''
* [http://www.northamericanforts.com/East/pa-south2.html#loudoun North American Forts - Fort Loudoun]
* [http://explorepahistory.com/hmarker.php?markerId=1-A-85 Explore PA History - Fort Loudon Marker]
* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fort_Loudoun_(Pennsylvania) Wikipedia - Fort Loudoun]
* [http://stoneledgewhippets.com/index.asp?ID=23 Fort Loudoun]
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