Fort Pitt Block House - Forks of the Ohio - Pittsburgh, PA
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bluesnote
N 40° 26.472 W 080° 00.589
17T E 583975 N 4477199
The only surviving structure of Fort Pitt.
Waymark Code: WMX428
Location: Pennsylvania, United States
Date Posted: 11/23/2017
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Taken from Wikipedia, "The Fort Pitt Block House (sometimes called Bouquet's Blockhouse[6] or Bouquet's Redoubt) is a historic building in Point State Park in the city of Pittsburgh. It was constructed in 1764 as a redoubt of Fort Pitt, making it the oldest extant structure in Western Pennsylvania, as well as the "oldest authenticated structure west of the Allegheny Mountains"."
Name of Historic District (as listed on the NRHP): Forks of the Ohio
Link to nationalregisterofhistoricplaces.com page with the Historic District: [Web Link]
Address:
Point State Park
Pittsburgh, PA
How did you determine the building to be a contributing structure?: Narrative found on the internet (Link provided below)
Optional link to narrative or database: [Web Link]
NRHP Historic District Waymark (Optional): Not listed
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