Nelson Thank you for your email and referral. It is helpful in trying to figure out what Fort Reed was referred to by the Reed in Indiana. I am awaiting information from Indiana State Library and Allen Public Library to see if there was a Fort Reed in Indiana. Thank you, Kate Ross --- Nelson Loughlin <[email protected]> wrote: > Kate: > > The following is mentioned in "points of interest" > along the Swatara > Creek in PA. Check the link that follows to pin > down the location. > Maybe this is what you're looking for. > > Reed's Fort. The house of Adam Reed, Esq., was > turned into a fort in > 1755. Here, with rangers from Hanover Township, Reed > protected the > people of the countryside against Indian raids. > > http://www.fish.state.pa.us/watertrails/swatara/trailguide.htm > > Nelson > > > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] > [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf > Of ross kate > Sent: Thursday, September 28, 2006 1:16 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: [PA] Request , please: where was Fort Reed? > > Hello > > I need help in finding the location of an old fort. > > I recently received a copy of an old document > stating > that an ancestor was at Fort Reed at one point. > > This ancestor was in both Clark or Floyd Counties in > Indiana at different times, dying in Indiana. > > Have you heard of a Fort Reed and if so could you > describe it and it's location. > > This person had also been previously in Kentucky, > before that Fayette Co., Pa and was probably born in > Virginia. > > Thank you, > Kate Ross > > > __________________________________________________ > Do You Yahoo!? > Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam > protection around > http://mail.yahoo.com > > > ********* > Visit the threaded archives of this list: > http://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/index/PENNSYLVANIA > ********* > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email > to > [email protected] with the word > 'unsubscribe' without > the quotes in the subject and the body of the > message > > > > > > ********* > Visit the threaded archives of this list: > http://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/index/PENNSYLVANIA > ********* > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email > to [email protected] with the word > 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and > the body of the message > __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com