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

Fort Venango

Photographed by Mike Wintermantel, May 30, 2011

1. Fort Venango Marker

Inscription. To assert control over the area, Fort Venango was built near this point by the British in 1760. The fort was attacked and destroyed by Indians in 1763 during Pontiac's uprising.

Erected 1971 by Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Forts and Castles • Indigenous Peoples and Communities • War, French and Indian. In addition, it is included in the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission (PHMC) series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1760.

Location. 41° 23.359′ N, 79° 49.33′ W. Marker is in Franklin, Pennsylvania, in Venango County. It is at the intersection of 8th Street (U.S. 322) and Elk Street, on the left when traveling west on 8th Street. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: 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 Machault (a few steps from this marker); Site of Fort Venango (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

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(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.

Also see . . . Fort Venango - Behind the Marker. ExplorePAhistory.com (Submitted on June 7, 2011, by Bernard Fisher of Richmond, Virginia.)

Photographed by Mike Wintermantel, May 30, 2011

2. Fort Venango Marker

Fort Venango Map image. Click for full size.

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3. Fort Venango Map

This 1878 map shows the positions of Fort Venango, Fort Machault and Fort Franklin at the confluence of French Creek and the Allegheny River, at what is now the city of Franklin, Pennsylvania. Fort Venango's design is detailed in the diagram on the left. From A History of Venango County, 1879 Courtesy the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission

Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on May 31, 2011, by Mike Wintermantel of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. This page has been viewed 1,594 times since then and 68 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on May 31, 2011, by Mike Wintermantel of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. 3. submitted on July 28, 2011, by Mike Wintermantel of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.