French and Indian War Sites and Museums to Visit and Follow on Social Media
Below is a list of historic sites and museums relating to the French and Indian War (1754–1763) that you can visit and follow on social media.
The listings are organized alphabetically by U.S. state, then alphabetically by Canadian province.
For each site or museum the following (if available, is provided):
links to the website and links to social media accounts: Facebook page, Instagram account, Twitter handle, and YouTube channel; and
contact information: address (mailing address, if different, is in parentheses); phone number; and email address (or a link to a directory or to an email form)
To send me additions, corrections, or updates, use the contact form.
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French and Indian War Sites and Museums in the US
—Illinois—
Fort de Chartres
Website | Facebook | Friends of Fort de Chartres Facebook
Fort 1350 IL Route 155, Prairie du Rocher, IL 62277
(618) 284-7230
lesamisdufortdechartres@gmail.com
Fort Kaskaskia
4372 Park Road, Ellis Grove, IL 62241
(618) 859-3741
no email address listed
—Maine—
Fort Western
16 Cony Street, Augusta, ME 04330
(207) 626-2385
Fort Halifax
67 ME-137 Business, Winslow, ME 04901
(207) 872-2776 or (207) 941-4014
no email address listed
—Maryland—
Fort Cumberland
Emmanuel Episcopal Church, 15 Greene Street, Cumberland, MD 21502
(301) 777-3364
officeemmanuelcumberland@gmail.com
Fort Frederick
Website | Friends of Fort Frederick Website | Friends of Fort Frederick Facebook
Fort Frederick State Park, 11100 Fort Frederick Road, Big Pool, MD 21711
(301) 842-2155
fortfrederick.statepark@maryland.gov or info@friendsoffortfrederick.info
The barracks at Fort Frederick State Park (photo by Preservation Maryland)
Jonathan Hager House Museum
110 Key Street, Hagerstown, MD 21740
(301) 739-8393
—New Jersey—
New Brunswick Barracks
East Jersey Old Town Village, 1050 River Road, Piscataway, NJ 08854
(732) 745-3030
artsandhistory@co.middlesex.nj.us
The Old Barracks Museum
Website | Facebook | Instagram | Twitter
101 Barrack Street, Trenton, NJ 08608
(609) 396-1776
The Old Barracks Museum in Trenton, NJ (photo by William M. Brown)
—New York—
Fort Brewerton/Oliver Stevens Blockhouse Museum
9 U.S. Route 11, Brewerton, NY 13029
(315) 668-8801
no email address listed
Fort Klock
7203 Route 5, St. Johnsville, NY 13452
(518) 568-7779
Fort Saint-Frédéric and Crown Point
Crown Point State Historic Site, 21 Grandview Drive, Crown Point, NY 12928
(518) 597-4666 or (518) 597-3666
no email address listed
Fort Ticonderoga
Website | Facebook | Instagram | Twitter | Snapchat | YouTube
102 Fort Ti Road, Ticonderoga, NY 12883
(518) 585-2821
Fort William Henry Museum (photo by Fort William Henry Museum)
Fort William Henry
48 Canada Street, Lake George, NY 12845
(518) 668-5471
Old Fort Johnson
2 Mergner Road, Fort Johnson, NY 12070
(Montgomery County Historical Society, P.O. Box 196, Fort Johnson, NY 12070)
(518) 843-0300
Old Fort Niagara
102 Morrow Plaza, Youngstown, NY 14174
(P.O. Box 169, Youngstown, NY 14174-0169)
(716) 745-7611
Rogers Island Visitor’s Center
11 Rogers Island Drive, Fort Edward, NY 12828
(P.O. Box 208, Fort Edward, NY 12828)
(518) 747-3693
—Pennsylvania—
Bachmann Public House
169 Northampton Street, Easton, PA 18042
(Sigal Museum, 342 Northampton Street, Easton, PA 18042)
(610) 253-1222
Braddock Road Preservation Association
887 Jumonville Road, Hopwood, PA 15445
(724) 439-4912
Braddock’s Battlefield History Center
609 6th Street, Braddock, PA 15104
(412) 271-0800
office@braddocksbattlefield.com
Braddock’s Field Historical Society and Museum (in Braddock Carnegie Library)
Braddock Carnegie Library, 419 Library Street, Braddock, PA 15104
(412) 351-5357
Bushy Run Battlefield
Website | Facebook | Instagram | Twitter
1253 Bushy Run Road, Jeannette, PA 15644
(724) 527-5584
Conrad Weiser Homestead
28 Weiser Lane, Womelsdorf, PA 19567
(610) 589-2934
Conrad Weiser Homestead
Fort Augusta
Northumberland County Historical Society, 1150 North Front Street, Sunbury, PA 17801
(570) 286-4083
Fort Bedford Museum
110 Fort Bedford Drive, Bedford, PA 15522
(814) 623-8891
Fort LeBoeuf Museum
Website | Fort LeBoeuf Historical Society Facebook | YouTube
103 South High Street, Waterford, PA 16441
(P.O. Box 622, Waterford, PA 16441)
(814) 449-0607 or (814) 796-2356
flbhistoricalsociety@gmail.com
Fort Ligonier
Website | Facebook | Instagram | Twitter | YouTube
200 South Market Street, Ligonier, PA 15658
(724) 238-9701
Fort Loudoun
1720 North Brooklyn Road, Fort Loudon, PA 17224
(Fort Loudoun Historical Society, P.O. Box 181, Fort Loudoun, PA 17224)
(717) 816-0085 or 717-372-5945 or, for Fort Loudoun Historical Society, (717) 369-3472
Fort Necessity
One Washington Parkway, Farmington, PA 15437
(724) 329-5512 or (724) 329-5811
Fort Pitt Museum
Website | Senator John Heinz History Center Facebook | Instagram | Pinterest | Twitter | YouTube
601 Commonwealth Place, Pittsburgh, PA 15222
(412) 281-9284
Fort Pitt Museum (front view)
Fort Zeller
10 N. Fort Zeller Road, Newmanstown, PA 17073
(717) 272-0662 or (610) 589-4301
Light’s Fort
660 N. 11th Street, Lebanon, PA 17046
(Historic Preservation Trust of Lebanon County, 48 PA-72, Lebanon, PA 17042)
(717) 439-3700
The Conococheague Institute
12995 Bain Road, Mercersburg, PA 17236
(717) 328-3467
A look inside Fort Loudoun in Tennessee
—Virginia—
Carlyle House
121 N. Fairfax Street, Alexandria, VA 22314
(703) 549-2997
French and Indian War Foundation (and Fort Loudoun site)
(Mailing Address: P.O. Box 751, Winchester, VA 22604)
no phone number listed
George Washington’s Office Museum
32 West Cork & Braddock Streets, Winchester, VA 22601
(Winchester-Frederick County Historical Society,
1340 S. Pleasant Valley Road, Winchester, VA 22601)
(540) 662-4412 or (540) 662-6550
—West Virginia—
Fort Ashby
227 Dan’s Run Road, Fort Ashby, WV 26719
(P.O. Box 40, Fort Ashby, WV 26719)
(301) 697-9292
Fort Edwards
Historic Fort Edwards, 350 Cold Stream Road, Capon Bridge, WV 27611
(P.O. Box 623, Capon Bridge, WV 26711)
(304) 579-5084
French and Indian War Sites and Museums in Canada
—Nova Scotia—
Fort Edward
Website | West Hants Historical Society Website | Parks Canada Halifax Facebook
Fort Edward National Historic Site, 67 Fort Edward Street, Windsor NS B0N 2T0
(902) 798-2639 (summer); (902) 798-2321 (off-season); West Hants Historical Society: (902) 798-4706
pc.fortedward.pc@canada.ca or info@westhantshistoricalsociety.ca
Fortress of Louisbourg National Historic Site
58 Wolfe Street, Louisbourg, Nova Scotia B1C 2L2
(259 Park Service Road, Louisbourg, Nova Scotia B1C 2L2)
(902) 733-3552
Fortress of Louisbourg (photo by Martin St-Amant)
—Québec—
Dauphine Redoubt (in Fortifications of Québec National Historic Site)
Website | Fortifications of Québec Facebook
22 'A' Rue McMahon, Québec, QC G1R 3S4
(418) 648-7016 or 1 (888) 773-8888
pc.evquebec-quebecve.pc@canada.ca
Fort Chambly National Historic Site
2 Rue de Richelieu, Chambly, QC J3L 2B9
(450) 658-1585 or 1 (888) 773-8888
Plains of Abraham
Website | Facebook | Instagram | Twitter | YouTube
835 Avenue Wilfrid-Laurier, Québec, QC G1R 2L3
(418) 649-6157 or 1 (855) 449-6157
Please visit, follow, and support these historic sites and museums.
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Other Sites
There are French and Indian War sites I have not listed above, because:
they have been reconstructed to a later period (e.g., Fort Stanwix in New York)
the fort, or what remains of it, is on private property (e.g., Fort Van Meter, West Virginia)
the fort or site has been built over or demolished and/or there’s nothing more to see than plaques or historic markers (e.g., Fort Frederick, New York; Fort Venango, Pennsylvania)
all you can see today is ruins and/or there is no museum or visitor’s center (e.g., Fort Frontenac in Ontario)
Fort Wiki offers information on many (but not all) French and Indian War forts.
To send me additions, corrections, or updates, use the contact form.