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Fort Pitt Blockhouse

Allegheny County · dedicated 1959 · Point State Park, next to the Blockhouse, Pittsburgh

One of Fort Pitt's outworks, this blockhouse or redoubt stood near the western bastions and is the only surviving structure of that fort. Built in 1764 by Col. Henry Bouquet.

David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries

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

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