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

Site of Fort Venango

Photographed by Richard Kicovic, April 18, 2025

1. Site of Fort Venango Marker

Inscription. Site of Fort Venango erected by the English 1760 taken and burned by Indians 1763

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Colonial Era • Forts and Castles • War, French and Indian. A significant historical year for this entry is 1760.

Location. 41° 23.337′ N, 79° 49.335′ W. Marker is in Franklin, Pennsylvania, in Venango County. It is on Elk Street south of 8th Street (U.S. 322), on the right when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 742 Elk St, Franklin PA 16323, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Northwestern Pennsylvania.

It is also in the American Northeast,

in the Mid-Atlantic,

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 Colonies.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Fort Venango (within

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shouting distance of this marker); Fort Machault (within shouting distance of this marker); Old Garrison (approx. 0.3 miles away); a different marker also named Old Garrison (approx. 0.3 miles away); Galena-Signal Oil Company (approx. 0.6 miles away); George Bissell (approx. 0.6 miles away); Venango County Vietnam Veterans Honor Roll (approx. 0.6 miles away); Venango County Civil War Monument (approx. 0.6 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Franklin.

More about this marker. Marker is weathered and difficult to read.

Photographed by Richard Kicovic, April 18, 2025

2. Site of Fort Venango Marker

Photographed by Richard Kicovic, May 26, 2025

3. Site of Fort Venango Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on May 29, 2025. It was originally submitted on May 20, 2025, by Richard Kicovic of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. This page has been viewed 343 times since then and 79 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on May 20, 2025, by Richard Kicovic of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. 3. submitted on May 28, 2025, by Richard Kicovic of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.