Fort Presque Isle

Fort Presque Isle
Erie, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Commemorative plaque of Fort Presque Isle location
Coordinates42°08′14″N 80°04′46″W / 42.137085°N 80.079374°W / 42.137085; -80.079374
Site information
Controlled by France 1753–1759
Kingdom of Great Britain British Empire 1759–1763
 United States 1786–1852
Site history
Built1753
In use1753–1763;
1786–1852
Demolished1852
Battles/warsPontiac's Rebellion

Fort Presque Isle (also Fort de la Presqu'île) was a fort built by French soldiers in summer 1753 along Presque Isle Bay in present-day Erie, Pennsylvania, to protect the northern terminus of the Venango Path. It was the first of the French posts built in the Ohio Country,[1] and was part of a line that included Fort Le Boeuf, Fort Machault, and Fort Duquesne.