Roadside Wonders
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Fort Couch
Fort Couch Breastworks
General Couch Monument
8th Street and Ohio Avenue
Lemoyne, Pennsylvania
submitted by: “wendyvee”
wendyvee says:
a few notes about this post:
- If you aren’t a history buff (or more specifically a Civil War history buff) you probably won’t have much interest in Fort Couch. That’s okay, because to date there are more than 530 other “wonders” on the site … so click another category, my little roadside fans, if this isn’t your thing.
- I’m posting this in January, but as you can see from the green grass and lack of snow, these were taken in the good ol’ summertime (which is when I would recommend you visit because the streets leading to the monument are steep and often icy in the winter)
- General Couch’s surname is properly pronounced “Coach”; but modern visitors and local residents often pronounce it like the common piece of household furniture.
The Fort Couch monument is located in Lemoyne, Pennsylvania, across the Susquehanna River from Harrisburg. It is one of several forts built in June of 1863 under the direction of General Darius Couch as a response to the anticipated movement of Confederate forces toward the state capital. See the links of interest section below to learn more.
A portion of the remaining breastworks
Sections of the original breastworks are still visible alongside a granite monument. I don’t know that I’ve ever seen a monument that has detailed maps and drawings that are inscribed directly on the monument itself. (click images in the gallery below to enlarge)
- Fort Couch at ExplorePAHistory
- Major General Couch at Wikipedia
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- General John F. Reynolds Statue
- The Merci Train
- PA National Guard Museum
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- Joe Palooka Monument
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I was expecting it to look like a couch, with a coffee table, side chair and ottoman
That’s how we should fight wars in the future … whomever builds the coolest-looking fort wins!
Actually I used to love building Couch Forts with the cushions from the sofa, some blankets and maybe a card table for ceiling, ah, I could go for that right now, bet it would be nice n cozy!
We used to make blanket forts too … and “clotheline” forts at my Grandma’s house.