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Fort McIntosh (Pennsylvania)

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Around the year 1976, citizens of the nearby community of Beaver decided, with great fanfare, to excavate the pilings and remaining stone foundations of the original fort. They were successful in locating the outlines of the Revolutionary-era fort. Their efforts culminated in a dedication, presided
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The fort was in the form of a trapezoid, about 150 feet on each side, with raised earthen bastions on each corner. Log palisades connected the bastions, and a 15 foot wide ditch protected three sides of the fort, with the 130 foot slope to the Ohio River protecting the other side. Inside were three
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The Beaver Area Heritage Foundation protects the restored site, which features granite monuments and bronze plaques, as well as the original stone footers of the walls and fireplaces.
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barracks, warehouses, officer's quarters, a forge, kitchen, and powder magazines. The fort may have had either two or four iron cannon.
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Individually listed contributing properties to historic districts on the National Register in Pennsylvania
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in 1975. In 1996, most of Beaver was listed on the National Register of Historic Places as the "Beaver
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on January 21, 1785. It was abandoned in 1791. After the Revolution, the fort was the home of the
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List of European archaeological sites on the National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania
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University and college buildings listed on the National Register of Historic Places
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National Register of Historic Places listings in Beaver County, Pennsylvania
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History of Beaver County, Pennsylvania and Its Centennial Celebration
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The fortress was constructed in 1778 under the direction of Lt. Col.
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Includes a detailed contemporary description of the fort.
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log frontier fort situated near the confluence of the
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Pittsburgh and Lake Erie Passenger Station, Aliquippa
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Bausman, Joseph Henderson; John Samuel Duss (1904).
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U.S. National Register of Historic Places
U.S. Historic district
Contributing property
Pennsylvania state historical marker

Fort McIntosh (Pennsylvania) is located in Pennsylvania
Fort McIntosh (Pennsylvania) is located in the United States
Beaver, Pennsylvania
40°41′29″N 80°18′9.24″W / 40.69139°N 80.3025667°W / 40.69139; -80.3025667
Beaver Historic District
ID96001201
75001614
American
Ohio River
Beaver River
Beaver
Pennsylvania
Cambray-Digny
Lachlan McIntosh
Treaty of Fort McIntosh
First American Regiment
William Westmoreland
granite
sandstone
National Register of Historic Places
Historic District
contributing properties
History of Beaver County, Pennsylvania and Its Centennial Celebration
"A Portrait of John Cuppy."
List of European archaeological sites on the National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania

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