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

Fort McIntosh

Inscription. The size and shape of the fort was confirmed by the angle of the nearby foundation wall, which matches the opposite wall on the west side. The fort was very large and well built, constructed of square - hewn logs laid horizontally on stone foundations, with the outer walls formed partly by the barracks and other buildings on the perimeter.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Anthropology & Archaeology • Forts and Castles.

Location. 40° 41.473′ N, 80° 18.204′ 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 (a few steps from this marker); Down The Ohio (a few steps from this marker); a different marker also named Fort McIntosh (within shouting distance of this marker); General Lachlan McIntosh

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(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 northeast area of the site.

Fort McIntosh Marker image. Click for full size.

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, in the background behind the historical marker, and a view of the line of stones marking where the fort's eastern wall was once located.

Photographed by Dale K. Benington, July 14, 2011

3. Fort McIntosh Marker

View of the historical marker looking east along River Road.

Photographed by Dale K. Benington, July 14, 2011

4. Fort McIntosh Marker

View of the historical marker looking west along River Road.

Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on July 22, 2011, by Dale K. Benington of Toledo, Ohio. This page has been viewed 708 times since then and 8 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on July 22, 2011, by Dale K. Benington of Toledo, Ohio.

Fort McIntosh

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