Fort Pitt

Fort Pitt was a fort built by British forces between 1759 and 1761 during the French and Indian War at the confluence of the Monongahela and Allegheny rivers, where the Ohio River is formed in western Pennsylvania (modern day Pittsburgh). It was near (but not directly on) the site of Fort Duquesne, a French colonial fort built in 1754 as tensions increased between Great Britain and France in both Europe and North America. The French destroyed Fort Duquesne in 1758 when they retreated under British attack.

Virginia colonial protection of this area ultimately led to the development of Pittsburgh and Allegheny County, Pennsylvania by British-American colonists and immigrants.

Text adapted from “Fort Pitt (Pennsylvania)” on Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Fort Pitt ranks #2,095 of 8,134 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #36 of the 103 mapped in United States. Founded 1759, it is older than 17% of the atlas's dated landmarks — one of 556 atlas entries founded in the 18th century. Its Wikipedia articles were opened 7,800 times in the last 60 days, more than 90% of the atlas. 2 more atlas landmarks stand within 25 km. See how United States compares in the castle statistics.

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