Fort Machault
Fort Machault is a memorial in City of Franklin, Venango County, Pennsylvania. Fort Machault is situated nearby to the memorial Fort Venango, as well as near Franklin First Church of God.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Fort Venango and Franklin First United Methodist Church.
Fort Venango
Memorial
Fort Venango was a small British fort built in 1760 near the present-day site of Franklin, Pennsylvania. It replaced Fort Machault, a French fort built at the confluence of French Creek and the Allegheny River.
Franklin First United Methodist Church
Church
Photo: Doug Kerr, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Franklin First United Methodist Church is situated 2,500 feet northwest of Fort Machault.
DeBence Antique Music World
Museum
DeBence Antique Music World is a museum in Franklin, Pennsylvania whose collection contains more than 100 antique mechanical musical instruments, including music boxes, band organs, player pianos, a nickelodeon piano, as well as a number of other antiques. DeBence Antique Music World is situated 3,700 feet northwest of Fort Machault.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Franklin and Polk.
Franklin
Photo: Finetooth, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Franklin is a city in Venango County, in the Erie Region of Pennsylvania. Franklin, Titusville and Oil City, make up the Oil Region. Although the town remains rather quiet, the oil boom has left the city with many historic buildings.
Polk
Village
Polk is a borough in Venango County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 703 at the 2020 census. Polk State Center, a state-run facility for the intellectually disabled, was opened in 1897 and is located in the borough. Polk is situated 6 miles west of Fort Machault.
Woodland Heights
Village
Woodland Heights is a census-designated place in Cranberry Township, Venango County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 1,402 at the 2000 census. Woodland Heights is situated 6 miles east of Fort Machault.
Fort Machault
- Type: Memorial
- Inscription: “Built by the French in 1756 to guard the route to the Ohio, it was evacuated and burned by them after the siege and fall of Fort Niagara in 1759. Site of fort is one block south.”
- Category: historic site
- Location: City of Franklin, Venango County, Pennsylvania, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
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Latitude
41.38943° or 41° 23′ 22″ northLongitude
-79.82222° or 79° 49′ 20″ westOpen location code
87H295QH+Q4OpenStreetMap ID
node 11808536837OpenStreetMap feature
historic=memorial
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