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

Fort Vance

Photographed by Mike Wintermantel, April 3, 2016

1. Fort Vance Marker

Inscription. Near this site stood Fort Vance, a settlers fort built during the French and Indian War era by Revolutionary War Captain Robert Vance. Robert Vance was a member of the Virginia Regiment of the Colonial Army, under the command of George Washington, during the French and Indian War.

Vance constructed a blockhouse, and later a stockade, for the protection of settlers moving westward from Pittsburgh (blockhouse circa 1759-1765). The fort and the hamlet that developed near it became the first westward community post of the French and Indian War. The fort, which stood through the Revolutionary War, was located between Broadway, Chestnut Street, Second Avenue and the railroad. In the great history of the United States, Fort Vance is truly where the west began.

Erected by Coraopolis Historical Society.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Indigenous Peoples and Communities • Settlements & Settlers • War, French and Indian • War, US Revolutionary.

Location. 40° 30.941′ N, 80° 9.698′ W. Marker is in Coraopolis, Pennsylvania, in Allegheny County. It is at the intersection of State Avenue and School Street on State Avenue. Located at the Coraopolis Library.

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Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Coraopolis PA 15108, 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,

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 Colonies.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Coraopolis Roll of Honor (about 600 feet away, measured in a direct line); In Memory Of All Afghanistan War Veterans (about 600 feet away); In Memory Of All World War II Veterans (about 600 feet away); In Memory Of All Iraq War Veterans (about 600 feet away); In Memory Of All Korean War Veterans (about 600 feet away); In Memory Of All Veterans Who Have Fought Terrorism Around The World (about 600 feet away); In Memory Of All Vietnam War Veterans (about 600 feet away); In Memory Of All Persian Gulf War Veterans (about 600 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Coraopolis.

Photographed by Mike Wintermantel, April 3, 2016

2. Fort Vance Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on April 3, 2016, by Mike Wintermantel of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. This page has been viewed 2,391 times since then and 171 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on April 3, 2016, by Mike Wintermantel of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.