▁drag ged ▁along ▁with ▁them ▁two ▁small ▁br ass ▁can non , ▁but ▁after ▁recon no iter ing ▁found ▁the ▁distance ▁too ▁great ▁for ▁the ▁guns ▁to ▁shoot ▁from ▁the ▁hill ▁opposite ▁the ▁fort . ▁ ▁The ▁defense ▁at ▁Fort ▁August a ▁was ▁strong ▁enough ▁to ▁resist ▁attack ▁by ▁storm ing ▁or ▁by ▁sie ge , ▁and ▁the ▁attack ▁was ▁abandoned . ▁ ▁A ▁British ▁defeat ▁at ▁Fort ▁August a ▁may ▁have ▁alter ed ▁the ▁history ▁of ▁the ▁course ▁of ▁the ▁French ▁and ▁Indian ▁War . ▁ ▁During ▁the ▁American ▁Revolution ary ▁War , ▁Fort ▁August a ▁ ▁became ▁the ▁headquarters ▁of ▁the ▁military ▁department ▁of ▁the ▁upper ▁Sus que h anna . ▁Fort ▁August a ▁was ▁dis m ant led ▁in ▁ 1 7 9 6 . ▁ ▁Today , ▁on ▁the ▁site ▁of ▁the ▁old ▁Fort , ▁the ▁North umber land ▁County ▁Historical ▁Society ▁has ▁its ▁headquarters ▁in ▁the ▁" H unter ▁House ▁Museum ." ▁The ▁museum ▁contains ▁historical ▁and ▁arch ae ological ▁artifact s ▁dealing ▁with ▁Fort ▁August a ▁and ▁items ▁of ▁local ▁history . ▁It ▁also ▁contains ▁a ▁well ▁and ▁the ▁original ▁pow der ▁magazine ▁that ▁were ▁here ▁during ▁the ▁time ▁of ▁the ▁original ▁Fort ▁August a . ▁There ▁is ▁also ▁a ▁gene alog ical ▁library ▁of ▁material ▁on ▁early ▁families ▁in ▁North umber land ▁County ▁and ▁surrounding ▁count ies . ▁ ▁The ▁museum ▁is ▁located ▁at ▁ 1 1 5 0 ▁North ▁Front ▁Street , ▁Sun bury , ▁Pennsylvania . ▁A ▁model ▁of ▁the ▁fort , ▁built ▁in