Fort Lafayette (Pennsylvania)

Fort Lafayette
9th Street in 2011
Fort Lafayette (Pennsylvania) is located in Pittsburgh
Fort Lafayette (Pennsylvania)
Location9th St. just N of Penn Ave., Pittsburgh, PA
Coordinates40°26′37″N 79°59′54″W / 40.4437°N 79.99834°W / 40.4437; -79.99834
Built/foundedSeptember 4, 1792
Demolishedyes
PHMC dedicatedDecember 1, 1958

Fort Lafayette, later renamed Fort Fayette, (1792–1814) was an American fort in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States. It was constructed in June 1792 by Major General Anthony Wayne upon his commission to form the Legion of the United States.

It was sited near present-day Penn Avenue and Ninth Street in the Cultural District of Downtown Pittsburgh.