Ancient and historic landmarks in the Lebanon Valley . button maker of Phila-delphia, who had received, November 10, 1738, by in-denture from the proprietaries, the amount of 1,724acres, at an annual quit rental of one red rose for 10,000acres. On this four-acre tract an Indian fort waserected by Philip Breitenbach, to which the neighbor-ing inhabitants were wont to flee in cases of emergencyduring the war period with the Indians. We are toldthat the great-hearted Breitenbach was wont, onmany occasions of alarm, to take his drum and beat iton an eminence near his house, to collect the neighbor
Ancient and historic landmarks in the Lebanon Valley . button maker of Phila-delphia, who had received, November 10, 1738, by in-denture from the proprietaries, the amount of 1,724acres, at an annual quit rental of one red rose for 10,000acres. On this four-acre tract an Indian fort waserected by Philip Breitenbach, to which the neighbor-ing inhabitants were wont to flee in cases of emergencyduring the war period with the Indians. We are toldthat the great-hearted Breitenbach was wont, onmany occasions of alarm, to take his drum and beat iton an eminence near his house, to collect the neighborsfrom work, into the fort. On one occasion the Indians 152 LANDMARKS IN THE LEBANON VALLEY. pursued them close to the house, when one of the in-mates took up a gun and shot the Indian dead on thespot.—Riipp s History of Berks and Lebanon this eminence of Breitenbach, evidently eastof his home, where we find it as of old, let us take ourstand and view the landscape oer. We are just halfa mile east of Myerstown. Our feet now rest on truly. THE BREITENBACH INDIAN FORT HOMESTEAD, EAST OF MYERSTOWN. historic ground. Facing the west, before us lies theBreitenbach homestead, on the south of the pike. Theheadstone on barn (second building) bears date of it, at the base of the brow of this historic emi- A STROLL ALONG THE TULPEHOCKEN. 153 nence, flows the Owl Creek, in which, traditionsays, General Washington watered his horse on one ofhis visits to or jonrneys through this valley. To theleft, but a little over a stones throw from the pike,stands an old stone residence, with arched cellar, seven-teen steps deep, for safe refuge from the savages, whichmay be the Indian fort which Breitenbach built, thoughanother spot near the Owl creek is pointed out as theplace where, until recently, the ruins could be old relic, still standing, but fast going into decaybecause no longer occupied, is now the property of Kreitzer, of Philadelphia, who, just a litt
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