Swatara Gap
USA /
Pennsylvania /
Fort Indiantown Gap /
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/ USA
/ Pennsylvania
/ Fort Indiantown Gap
World / United States / Pennsylvania
This gap in the Blue Mountain, named for Swatara Creek, a pass through which enemy Indians raided frontier settlements during the French and Indian War. Fort Swatara was built nearby to guard it.
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Nearby cities:
Coordinates: 40°28'42"N 76°31'36"W
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- Hegins Township 19 km
- Washington Township 21 km
- Dauphin County, Pennsylvania 24 km
- Eldred Township 26 km
- Wayne Township 28 km
- Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania 37 km
- Northumberland County, Pennsylvania 47 km
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