Fort Loudoun

Fort Loudoun was built in 1756 by the Pennsylvania Provincial Regiment  to provide defense for frontier settlers and also served as a post for Henry  Bouquet during the Forbes Road Expedition in 1758. Though built to  protect the people of the frontier, Fort Loudoun, under the control of  the British military, ended up being a source of harm to the settlers. The  British military turned a blind eye to traders, supplying the Iroquois with weapons and ammunition, which were used to attack settlers. On March  9, 1765, more than ten years before the military engagement of Lexington  and Concord, James Smith and 300 men took up arms and marched to Fort  Loudoun to end the trading. Allegheny Uprising, a 1939 film starring John  Wayne as James Smith, uses the rebellion at Fort Loudoun as its historic  basis. In 2004, an archeological dig revealed the original site of the fort.  Today a replica fort is on site. The Patton House, named for the original  settler of the site, Matthew Patton, depicts 18th century lifestyle.