Fort Duquesne
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Fort Duquesne was a fort established by the French in 1754, at the confluence of the Allegheny and Monongahela rivers. It was later taken over by the British, and later the Americans, and developed as
Fort Duquesne in Pittsburgh
Model of Fort Duquesne
Point State Park in Downtown Pittsburgh, where bricks mark the outline of the former site of Fort Duquesne. These bricks have since been replaced by granite slabs.
Fort Duquesne commemorative stamp, 1958 issue
Battle of Jumonville Glen
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The Battle of Jumonville Glen, also known as the Jumonville affair, was the opening battle of the French and Indian War, fought on May 28, 1754, near present-day Hopwood and Uniontown in Fayette Count
Portrait of George Washington by Charles Willson Peale, 1772
A 2007 photograph of the battle site
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