Fort Hill, Pennsylvania

Fort Hill is an unincorporated community in Somerset County, Pennsylvania, United States.^[1] The community is located along the Casselman River, 4.6 miles (7.4 km) east-northeast of Confluence. Fort Hill has a post office, with ZIP code 15540, which opened on December 23, 1885.^[2][3]

Fort Hill, Pennsylvania
Unincorporated community
Fort Hill
Coordinates: 39°49′49″N 79°16′21″W
Country	United States
State	Pennsylvania
County	Somerset
Elevation	1,585 ft (483 m)
Time zone	UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code	15540
Area code	814
GNIS feature ID	1175007[1]

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.^[4]

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.^[5]

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.^[6]

References

1. "Fort Hill". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
2. United States Postal Service. "USPS - Look Up a ZIP Code". Retrieved February 25, 2017.
3. "Postmaster Finder - Post Offices by ZIP Code". United States Postal Service. Archived from the original on October 17, 2020. Retrieved February 25, 2017.
4. "Fort Hill". Pennsylvania Historical & Museum Commission. Retrieved May 5, 2020.
5. Photographic Views of the Baltimore and Ohio Rail Road and Its Branches, From the Lakes to the Sea. First Series. Baltimore: Cushings & Bailey. 1872.
6. "Interactive Map". Great Allegheny Passage. Retrieved May 16, 2020.