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

The Site of Fort Pitt

Photographed by Allen C. Browne, October 15, 2016

1. The Site of Fort Pitt Marker

Inscription. The Site of
Fort Pitt
Built
1758 - 1761
Visited by
George Washington
1753 - 1758 - 1770
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This tablet placed by the
Daughters of the
American Revolution
of Allegheny County
Pennsylvania
1908

Erected 1908 by The Daughters of the American Revolution.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Forts and Castles • War, French and Indian. In addition, it is included in the Daughters of the American Revolution series list.

Location. 40° 26.468′ N, 80° 0.597′ W. Marker is in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, in Allegheny County. It is in Downtown. It can be reached from Three Rivers Heritage Trail. Marker is in Point State Park near the Fort Pitt Blockhouse. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Pittsburgh PA 15222, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is 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: Edith Darlington Ammon (here, next to this marker); The Venango Path (a few steps from this marker); Forks of the Ohio Fort Pitt Blockhouse (a few steps from this marker); Revolutionary War Patriots (a few steps from this

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marker); Wall Section Through Rampart of Fort Pitt (within shouting distance of this marker); Welcome to Point State Park (within shouting distance of this marker); White Snakeroot (within shouting distance of this marker); The Forks of the Ohio (within shouting distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Pittsburgh.

Another marker is no longer nearby. Forbes Road (was within shouting distance of this marker but has been permanently removed).

Photographed by Allen C. Browne, October 15, 2016

2. The Site of Fort Pitt Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on February 2, 2023. It was originally submitted on October 17, 2016, by Allen C. Browne of Silver Spring, Maryland. This page has been viewed 849 times since then and 32 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on October 17, 2016, by Allen C. Browne of Silver Spring, Maryland. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.