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Fort Roberdeau has a covered picnic pavilion and modern restroom facilities. Cold drinks, crackers, and candy bars are available in the Acorn Shop located in the barn. You are welcome to bring a picnic lunch to enjoy on the grounds; picnic tables are available on a first-come first-served basis.
Daniel Roberdeau (1727 – January 5, 1795) was an American Founding Father and merchant residing in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, at the time of the American War of Independence. He represented Pennsylvania from 1777 to 1779 in the Continental Congress, where he signed the Articles of Confederation. Roberdeau served as a brigadier general in the ...
Geisler and Roberdeau filed the Properties Action, Civil Action 01 Civ. 4767, on June 1, 2001 against Pate, Briarpatch Limited, and Rubin and amended the complaint on October 4, 2001, alleging that Geisler and Roberdeau obtained rights from Malick "to be employed personally to produce" any film of his script "The English-Speaker" or any ...
45 Videos. 99+ Photos. The actress Wendie Malick was born in Buffalo, New York, in 1950 and attended Ohio Wesleyan University, from which she graduated in 1972. The 5-foot, 10-inch beauty was a Wilhelmina model in the 1970s, giving it up to go to work for Buffalo-area Congressman Jack Kemp. She quickly left Washington, DC, behind to act in the ...
This month in 1778, Daniel Roberdeau ventured to Sinking Valley to establish the fort that would be named after him. In light of the temporary limitations of our visitor services due to the pandemic, we would like to make available to you our orientation film typically shown in our display area.
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Fort Roberdeau. / 40.58250°N 78.27389°W / 40.58250; -78.27389. Fort Roberdeau, also known as The Lead Mine Fort, is an historic fort, which is located in Tyrone Township, outside Altoona, Pennsylvania . It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1974. [1]
Fort Roberdeau in Blair County was built in 1778 by American colonists during the Revolutionary War, and was occupied until 1780. Barracks inside the walls of the fort, which was occupied from 1778-1780. The fort was originally erected by General Daniel Roberdeau to protect local lead mining activities from British loyalists and their Native ...
