Beaver in Beaver County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

Fort McIntosh

Photographed By Dale K. Benington, July 14, 2011

1. Fort McIntosh Marker

Close-up view of the text on the historical marker.

Inscription. Fort McIntosh, 1778-1788, built by General Lachlan McIntosh's continentals of the 8th Pennsylvania and 13th Virginia, veterans of Saratoga, Brandywine, Germantown, and Valley Forge, and Virginia Militia, was the first fort built north of the Ohio by the United States. Headquarters of the largest army west of the mountains during the Revolution in 1784-1785, it became the first post of what was, except for small detachments at West Point and Fort Pitt, the whole United States Army. The Treaty of Fort McIntosh, and the manner in which it was imposed, became the basic United States policy in later Indian treaties and made possible landmark legislation which opened the Northwest Territory to settlement.

Erected by Beaver County Historical Research & Landmarks Foundation.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Forts and Castles • War, US Revolutionary • Wars, US Indian. In addition, it is included in the Pennsylvania - Beaver County Historical Research and Landmarks Foundation series list.

Location. 40° 41.474′ N, 80° 18.19′ W. Marker is in Beaver, Pennsylvania, in Beaver County. Marker is at the intersection of River Road and Insurance Street, on the

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right when traveling east on River Road. This historical marker is located in the residential section on the south side of town, in a roadside park, along the Ohio River. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Beaver PA 15009, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Down The Ohio (here, next to this marker); a different marker also named Fort McIntosh (a few steps from this marker); a different marker also named Fort McIntosh (within shouting distance of this marker); a different marker also named Fort McIntosh (within shouting distance of this marker); General Lachlan McIntosh (within shouting distance of this marker); a different marker also named Fort McIntosh (within shouting distance of this marker); Fort McIntosh 1978 The Site Restoration (within shouting distance of this marker); Commanding Officers (within shouting distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Beaver.

Also see . . . Beaver County Historical Research & Landmarks Foundation. Foundation website entry (Submitted on October 14, 2011, by Mike Wintermantel of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.)

Photographed By Dale K. Benington, July 14, 2011

2. Fort McIntosh Marker

View of the historical marker, with the crest of the ridge over looking the Ohio River directly behind the historical marker.

Photographed By Dale K. Benington, July 14, 2011

3. Fort McIntosh Marker

View of the actual site of the fort, situated just to the right/west of the historical marker.

Photographed By Dale K. Benington, July 14, 2011

4. Fort McIntosh Marker

View of the historical marker looking southeast from the eastern edge of the fort grounds, with the Ohio River in the background.

Photographed By Craig Doda, July 24, 2022

5. Fort McIntosh Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on August 29, 2022. It was originally submitted on July 19, 2011, by Dale K. Benington of Toledo, Ohio. This page has been viewed 768 times since then and 23 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on July 22, 2011, by Dale K. Benington of Toledo, Ohio. 5. submitted on August 7, 2022, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio.