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Fort Norris

1756 establishments in PennsylvaniaBritish forts in the United StatesBuildings and structures in Monroe County, PennsylvaniaColonial forts in PennsylvaniaForts in Pennsylvania
French and Indian War fortsGovernment buildings completed in 1756History of Monroe County, PennsylvaniaPre-statehood history of PennsylvaniaUse American English from August 2025

Fort Norris was a stockaded fort built at the orders of Benjamin Franklin in early 1756 in what is now Monroe County, Pennsylvania, following a series of attacks on local communities by Native Americans in December 1755. Construction was initiated in late January, at the same time that neighboring forts Allen, Hamilton, and Franklin were being built. The fort was named for Isaac Norris, speaker of the Pennsylvania Provincial Assembly, who was a member of the planning committee charged with designing defenses in preparation for the French and Indian War. Located about fifteen miles east of Fort Allen, it was one in a chain of defensive posts running from the New Jersey border, southwest to the Maryland border, when attacks on settlements were frequent at the beginning of the French and Indian War. The fort never saw military action and was abandoned in late 1758.

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Fort Norris
Interchange Road, Polk Township

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Interchange Road 450
18333 Polk Township
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