Fort Duquesne
N 40° 26.498 W 080° 00.435
17T E 584193 N 4477249
Part of a row of historic markers describing the history of the military installations strategically located at "The Point" in downtown Pittsburgh, where the Allegheny and Monongahela Rivers meet to form the Ohio River. This one's French.
Waymark Code: WM2EF
Location: Pennsylvania, United States
Date Posted: 10/11/2005
Views: 46
Begun here April, 1754, by French after taking Virginia's fort. Key French position on the Ohio and base for raids on frontier after 1755. Burned by French before Forbes' army occupied it, November, 1758.
Marker Name: Fort Duquesne
County: Allegheny
Date Dedicated: 05/08/1959
Marker Type: City
Location: Point State Park, Pittsburgh
Category: Military, French & Indian War, Forts
Website: Not listed
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