Fort Duquesne

Fort Duquesne
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Fort Duquesne in Pittsburgh
TypeFort
Site information
Controlled by New France
 Great Britain
Site history
Built1754
In use1754–1758
Battles/warsFrench and Indian War
DesignatedMay 8, 1959[1]

Fort Duquesne (/djˈkn/ dew-KAYN, French: [dykɛːn]; originally called Fort Du Quesne) 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 Pittsburgh in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania. Fort Duquesne was destroyed by the French before its British conquest during the Seven Years' War, known as the French and Indian War on the North American front. The British replaced it, building Fort Pitt between 1759 and 1761. The site of both forts is now occupied by Point State Park, where the outlines of the two forts have been laid in brick.

  1. ^ "PHMC Historical Markers Search" (Searchable database). Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission. Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. Retrieved 2014-01-25.