How to Contribute
Donations
The continuation and success of the Historic Fort Cherry Association and project heavily depend on financial contributions from donors like you. 100% of all donations go directly to the operations of the association by helping with the costs of web hosting, archival collections, research services, and many more. The association has large goals to reconstruct lost historic landmarks like Cherry's Fort and the David & Margaret Reed house as a collective exhibit space. The association also plans to purchase and preserve a historic local property that can be utilized as a headquarters for historic artifacts, document archives, and meeting site.
By sending a donation via PayPal with the form on this page, you will become a supporter of what could grow into a successful resource for understanding and preserving the valuable history of the Fort Cherry district.
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Media & Artifacts
HFCA will gladly accept any other donations related to the early history of the area of Fort Cherry. The association aims to compile artifacts, artwork, photography, and other important documents from the 18th century - WWII era in both digital and physical form. These can be donated permanently or temporarily loaned to the project's archival catalogue to be documented. Any relevant items related to the Robinson, Midway, or McDonald area can be donated to the McDonald Trail Station. Items related to Hickory or Mount Pleasant Township can also be donated to the Mount Pleasant Township Historical Society. HFCA plans to host a virtual museum of all local important artifacts here on this website.
Property
The Historic Fort Cherry Association needs a permanent location and aims to establish a physical office/museum/library ideally in a historically important house or other property located within the borders of the Fort Cherry School District. A long term goal of this project is to reconstruct full-scale replicas of Cherry's Fort of 1774 and the David Reed house that hosted George Washington in 1784. These original locations are both now privately owned residences which leads the association on a hunt for a new nearby location to build these replica exhibits. The ideal location would be centrally located in the areas along Fort Cherry Road, between Southview Road and Cherry Valley Road or along either the Panhandle or Montour Trails. If you or someone you know is interested in providing information on the aforementioned needs, please contact us!