Massacre of Phillips' Rangers July 1780
In July 1780, the marauders came to central Pennsylvania. At Fort Bedford, militia commander Colonel John Piper received reports of war party sightings in the Woodcock Valley, which was 40 miles to the northwest and not too far from present-day State College, PA.
A view of one part of the Woodcock Valley, where the massacre took place. This was taken from Ground Zero of the Cove View geocache looking northwest. This is typical of the many valleys that run between mountain ridges in central Pennsylvania. The massacre site is about one mile off the lower right hand corner of the picture.
Massacre of Phillips' Rangers - Site of unspeakable horror and unsettled spirits
The preserved homestead of Captain William Phillips, leader of the doomed Rangers. He also had a fortified barn for the protection of his family and neighbors. It stood in the distance where the white farm house now stands. |
A view of one part of the Woodcock Valley, where the massacre took place. This was taken from Ground Zero of the Cove View geocache looking northwest. This is typical of the many valleys that run between mountain ridges in central Pennsylvania. The massacre site is about one mile off the lower right hand corner of the picture.
Massacre of Phillips' Rangers - Site of unspeakable horror and unsettled spirits
