. The Pennsylvania-German Society : [Publications]. CHAPTER XXIX. Fort Norris. ^f^H E next defensive station%^ erected by the Governmentwas some fifteen miles east of FortAllen, between it and Fort Hamil-ton at Stroudsburg. It will be recalled that, on Janu-ary 26, 1756, Franklin reportedthat he expected, the next day, tosend Orndt and Hays to build this fort, and hoped it wouldbe finished in a week or ten days. It was named afterIsaac Norris, Speaker of the Assembly, he who directedthat there should be cast on the State House bell of 1752the words Proclaim liberty throughout all the land to a
. The Pennsylvania-German Society : [Publications]. CHAPTER XXIX. Fort Norris. ^f^H E next defensive station%^ erected by the Governmentwas some fifteen miles east of FortAllen, between it and Fort Hamil-ton at Stroudsburg. It will be recalled that, on Janu-ary 26, 1756, Franklin reportedthat he expected, the next day, tosend Orndt and Hays to build this fort, and hoped it wouldbe finished in a week or ten days. It was named afterIsaac Norris, Speaker of the Assembly, he who directedthat there should be cast on the State House bell of 1752the words Proclaim liberty throughout all the land to allthe inhabitants thereof. When completed it was placedunder command of Captain Jacob Orndt, who occupiedit with his company of fifty men. Commissary of musters, James Young, on his tour ofinspection, reached the place on June 23, 1756. His re-port about it reads as follows: Fort Norris—At 11 A. M. Came to Fort Norris,found here a Serjeant Commanding 21 men, he told me (416) Fort Norris. 417 the Ensign with 12 men was gone out this morning toRan
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