USA HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -Constructed by the French in 1754 at the heart of the Ohio River Valley, Fort Duquesne was an important landmark during the Seven Years’ War (1756-1763).

Detailed explanation-2: -Fort Pitt was a British and American fort in western Pennsylvania in the years after the French and Indian War (1756-1763). It had previously been called Fort Duquesne and was also briefly known as Fort Dunmore.

Detailed explanation-3: -Since the late 20th century, this area of downtown Pittsburgh has been preserved as Point State Park, or simply, “the Point.” The park includes a brick outline of the fort’s walls, as well as outlines to mark the later Fort Pitt.

Detailed explanation-4: -The French built four forts: Presque Isle, Le Boeuf, Machault, and Duquesne. All four shared a similar design: a rectangle 75 feet by 105 feet with a bastion at each corner. Construction on the first fort began on May 15, 1753 in present day Erie, Pa.

Detailed explanation-5: -Fort Duquesne was a French fort in western Pennsylvania in the French and Indian War (1756-1763). During the late 1740s, William Trent, an Englishman engaged in the fur trade with Ohio Country American Indians, built a trading post at the headwaters of the Ohio River (modern-day Pittsburgh).