Ann LeTort: Pioneering Fur Trader of Colonial Pennsylvania
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Ann LeTort: Pioneering Fur Trader of Colonial Pennsylvania
🚨 History You’ve Probably Never Heard—But Should. Meet Madame Ann LeTort, Pennsylvania’s original frontier matriarch. In 1686, Ann became one of Lancaster County’s first European settlers, helping build a fur trade empire while her husband traveled for months—even years—at a time. She held off rivals with a horsewhip, faced down espionage charges, earned respect from Native leaders, and ran trading posts from Conestoga to Carlisle. Her name sti…
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