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Point State Park
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Point State Park is a Pennsylvania state park which is located on 36 acres in Downtown Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, U.S., at the confluence of the Allegheny and Monongahela rivers, form
Point State Park in 2019
Point State Park in 2019
The fountain in Point State Park, which sprays water up to 150 feet (46 m) in the air at the head of the Ohio River.
The fountain in Point State Park, which sprays water up to 150 feet (46 m) in the air at the head of the Ohio River.
The Fort Pitt Blockhouse
The Fort Pitt Blockhouse
Future site of the park in 1951, showing the Point Bridge II (right) and the Manchester Bridge (left).
Future site of the park in 1951, showing the Point Bridge II (right) and the Manchester Bridge (left).
French and Indian War
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The French and Indian War was a conflict in North America between Great Britain and France, along with their respective Indigenous allies, which were called "Indians" at the time. Historians generally
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…structures in Pittsburgh, Fort Pitt and Fort Duquesne. The Fort Pitt Museum, which is housed in the Monongahela Bastion of Fort Pitt, commemorates the French and Indian War (1754–63), during which the area soon to become Pittsburgh became a major battlefield. It was designated as a National Historic Landmark in 1960 for…
The coureurs des bois were French-Canadian fur traders, who did business with natives throughout the Mississippi and St. Lawrence watershed.
The coureurs des bois were French-Canadian fur traders, who did business with natives throughout the Mississippi and St. Lawrence watershed.
Iroquois expansion, 1711. By the mid-18th century, the Iroquois Confederacy had expanded from Upstate New York to the Ohio Country.
Iroquois expansion, 1711. By the mid-18th century, the Iroquois Confederacy had expanded from Upstate New York to the Ohio Country.
Three Cherokee chiefs, c. 1762. The Cherokee were subject to diplomatic efforts from the British and French to gain their support or neutrality in the
Three Cherokee chiefs, c. 1762. The Cherokee were subject to diplomatic efforts from the British and French to gain their support or neutrality in the event of a conflict.
General James Wolfe, British commander
General James Wolfe, British commander