Fort Le Boeuf - PLAQUE

Fort Le Boeuf - PLAQUE is a Pennsylvania historical marker in Waterford, Erie County, dedicated 1922.

Erie County · dedicated 1922 · S High St. (US 19) just S of 1st St., in park opposite Fort Le Boeuf Museum, Waterford

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This monument marks the site of Fort Le Boeuf. Erected by the French in 1752. George Washington as a Major representing the Governor of Virginia, came here in 1753, bearing a letter to the commander of the fort, warning the French to withdraw their forces from this region claimed by Great Britain. This mission was one of the first links in the chain of events that settled forever the dominance of our land by the Anglo-saxon.

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Marker data: Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission via data.pa.gov

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