Fort Morris (Pennsylvania)

Fort Morris (sometimes referred to as the fort at Shippensburg) was a stockaded blockhouse built in Shippensburg, Pennsylvania during the French and Indian War to protect local settlers from Native American raids. It was also a supply depot for the Pennsylvania militia, and for troops participating in the Forbes Expedition. It was never attacked and was abandoned after 1759, although Edward Shippen III kept the fort maintained for several years in case of another war. It was refurbished during Pontiac's War but was never garrisoned again, and was then used as a residence until it fell into disrepair and was dismantled.