Fort Pitt
Fort Pitt was a fort built by British forces between 1759 and 1761 during the French and Indian War at the confluence of the Monongahela and Allegheny rivers, where the Ohio River is formed in western Pennsylvania.
- Fort
- …lies at an elevation of 725 feet (221 metres)
- …is also known as “Fort Pittsburgh”
- Description: fort that was built at the Forks of the Ohio
Places of Interest Nearby
Discover Fort Pitt Block House and Point State Park.
Fort Pitt Block House
The Fort Pitt Block House is a historic building in Point State Park in the city of Pittsburgh.
Fort Pitt Museum
Fort Pitt Museum is an indoor/outdoor museum that…
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Downtown Pittsburgh and Allegheny West.
Downtown Pittsburgh
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Allegheny West
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Chatham Village
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Fort Pitt
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Latitude
40.44118° or 40° 26′ 28″ north
Longitude
-80.00978° or 80° 0′ 35″ west
Open location code
86GXCXRR+F3
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Urdu—“Fort Pitt” goes by many names.
حصن بيت (بنسيلفانيا)Arabic
皮特堡Chinese
皮特堡 (賓夕法尼亞州)Chinese
Fort PittDutch
حصن بيتEgyptian Arabic
Fort PittItalian
Fort Pitt (Pennsylvania)Italian
ピット砦Japanese
Fort PittNorwegian Bokmål
Форт ПиттRussian
Форт Питт (Пенсильвания)Russian
Fort PittSlovenian
Fort PittSwedish
فورٹ پٹUrdu
فورٹ پٹ (پنسلوانیا)Urdu
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