Fort Pitt Block House

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Gateway to Bouquet's Redoubt (Blockhouse). The Blockhouse, Built in 1764, is a five-sided, two-story strong house built outside the walls of Fort Pitt. It is all that remains of the fort that protected the Ohio Valley from the British Crown. Located in Point State Part, it stands as the city’s oldest structure.
September 24th, 1942
Location
Downtown
Address
Point State Park
Pittsburgh City Photographer Collection
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Source
Pittsburgh City Photographer Collection, 1901-2002, AIS.1971.05, Archives Service Center, University of Pittsburgh Original URL
Subjects
Downtown (Pittsburgh, Pa.); Blockhouse (Pittsburgh, Pa.)
Identifier
715.4267393.CP
Rights
Public Domain - Anybody may use this photo for any purpose
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