Fort Hill, Pennsylvania Explained

Official Name:Fort Hill, Pennsylvania
Settlement Type:Unincorporated community
Pushpin Map:Pennsylvania
Pushpin Label:Fort Hill
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:United States
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Pennsylvania
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Somerset
Timezone:Eastern (EST)
Utc Offset:-5
Timezone Dst:EDT
Utc Offset Dst:-4
Elevation Ft:1585
Coordinates:39.8303°N -79.2725°W
Postal Code Type:ZIP code
Postal Code:15540
Area Code:814
Blank Name:GNIS feature ID
Blank Info:1175007

Fort Hill is an unincorporated community in Somerset County, Pennsylvania, United States. The community is located along the Casselman River, 4.6miles east-northeast of Confluence. Fort Hill has a post office, with ZIP code 15540, which opened on December 23, 1885.[1] [2]

Fort Hill was the location of a Monongahela Native American settlement, which a 1939-1940 WPA excavation directed by Edgar Augustine dated to circa 1275-1300.[3]

Fort Hill sits along the old Baltimore and Ohio Railroad main line; a view of the natural landmark appeared in a collection of photographs from along the B&O's lines that was published in book form in 1872 and digitized by the DeGolyer Library, Southern Methodist University.[4]

Fort Hill has a trail access area for the Great Allegheny Passage rail trail. This is the only trail access area with parking between Markleton to the northeast and Harnedsville to the southwest.[5]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: USPS - Look Up a ZIP Code. February 25, 2017. United States Postal Service.
  2. Web site: Postmaster Finder - Post Offices by ZIP Code. United States Postal Service. February 25, 2017. October 17, 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20201017172656/https://webpmt.usps.gov/pmt008.cfm. dead.
  3. Web site: Fort Hill. Pennsylvania Historical & Museum Commission. May 5, 2020.
  4. Book: Photographic Views of the Baltimore and Ohio Rail Road and Its Branches, From the Lakes to the Sea. First Series.. 1872. Cushings & Bailey. Baltimore.
  5. Web site: Interactive Map. Great Allegheny Passage. May 16, 2020.