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

Fort McIntosh

Inscription. Visible here are remains of stone fireplace hearths and a portion of the original footer for the south wall of the fort. Artifacts found here included USA buttons and artillery projectiles, suggesting this may have been officers' quarters and barracks for the artillery company of the 1st American Regiment in 1785.

Erected by Beaver County Historical Research & Landmarks Foundation.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Anthropology & Archaeology • Forts and Castles. A significant historical year for this entry is 1785.

Location. 40° 41.465′ N, 80° 18.206′ W. Marker is in Beaver, Pennsylvania, in Beaver County. It is at the intersection of River Road and Insurance Street, on the 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.

Regionally, this marker is in Greater Pittsburgh.

It is also in the American Northeast,

in the Mid-Atlantic,

and in the Ohio River Valley.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Confederacy

and also one of the original Thirteen Colonies.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of 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);

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Down The Ohio (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.

More about this marker. There are four of these historical markers, that look exactly alike, but each having its own text, that are located very near to each other, at the site of Fort McIntosh. Of those four historical markers, this particular historical marker is located in the southeast area of the site.