. The Pennsylvania-German Society : [Publications]. olas Weatherholts command, and it became knownas Deedts Block House, Teads Block House,Teets House, etc. It stood about 350 yards east of the present railroadstation, on low ground, which, about 75 feet distant to thesouth, rises to an elevation of some 50 feet. Near thebase of the elevation is now a spring house, distant about125 feet from the site of the block house. In olden timesthis w7as ground of a more or less marshy character. Exactly when the soldiers first occupied it we are nottold. On April 20, 1756, we know that Ensign Sterlingwa
. The Pennsylvania-German Society : [Publications]. olas Weatherholts command, and it became knownas Deedts Block House, Teads Block House,Teets House, etc. It stood about 350 yards east of the present railroadstation, on low ground, which, about 75 feet distant to thesouth, rises to an elevation of some 50 feet. Near thebase of the elevation is now a spring house, distant about125 feet from the site of the block house. In olden timesthis w7as ground of a more or less marshy character. Exactly when the soldiers first occupied it we are nottold. On April 20, 1756, we know that Ensign Sterlingwas stationed there with eleven men. Commissary James Young, during his inspection of1756 enters this item in his journal: 25 June:—At 5 A. M. sett out from Depues for theWind Gapp, where part of Capt. Weatherholts Compe-ls Stationed, stopt at Bossarts Plantation to feed ourhorses, was informd that this morning 2 miles from the Fort Norris. 421 house in the Woods they had found the Body of PeterHiss, who had been murdered and Scalped abt the month. imuU|||||||^WAArU44iM\l>YgHlHllllllMlllini»f- •ya , OKlVllWOJ yoouvg of Feby. At 11 A. M. Came to the Wind Gap, whereI found Captn Weatherholts Ensign, who is Stationd 422 The Pennsylvania-German Society, here with 7 men at a Farm house, 4 only were present,one was gone to Bethlehem, with a Letter from the Jerseyson Indian affairs, one was at a Farm house on Duty, andone absent on Furlough from the 15th to the 22M, butnot yet returned, I told the officer he ought to Esteem hima Deserter as he did, found here 6 Provincial Muskets,all good, and 6 Rounds of Powder and Lead for Each, Itold Capn Weatherholt to send a supply as soon asPossible. At 3 P. M. Sett out from the Wind Gapp for at 6 came to Easton. It is probable that a garrison was not maintained regu-larly at this station but merely furnished as occasion de-manded. During the latter part of 1757 the people ofthe vicinity erected, for mutual protection, a block ho
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