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Flag Bastion

 
 
Flag Bastion Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Craig Doda, July 3, 2021
1. Flag Bastion Marker
Inscription. From this bastion of Fort Pitt (built 1759-61) flew the Union Jack of Great Britain proclaiming victory over the forces of New France and establishing ownership of the Ohio Valley and the land west of the mountains.
 
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Forts and CastlesParks & Recreational AreasWar, French and Indian.
 
Location. 40° 26.404′ N, 80° 0.502′ W. Marker is in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, in Allegheny County. It is in Downtown. It is on Commonwelth Place, on the left when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Pittsburgh PA 15222, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the American Northeast, in the Mid-Atlantic, in the Ohio River Valley, in Appalachia, and specifically in Northern Appalachia. Globally, it is in North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Viceroyalty of New France, the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Confederacy, and one of the original Thirteen
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Colonies.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: The King's Garden (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Wall Section Through Rampart of Fort Pitt (about 500 feet away); Welcome to Point State Park (about 500 feet away); Historic Site in Journalism (about 500 feet away); Forks of the Ohio Fort Pitt Blockhouse (about 500 feet away); Revolutionary War Patriots (about 500 feet away); Edith Darlington Ammon (about 600 feet away); The Site of Fort Pitt (about 600 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Pittsburgh.
 
Another marker is no longer nearby. Forbes Road (was about 500 feet away but has been permanently removed).
 
Flag Bastion Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Craig Doda, July 3, 2021
2. Flag Bastion Marker
Flag Bastion Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Craig Doda, July 3, 2021
3. Flag Bastion Marker
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on February 2, 2023. It was originally submitted on July 10, 2021, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio. This page has been viewed 753 times since then and 40 times this year. Photos:   1, 2, 3. submitted on July 10, 2021, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.
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