Fort Duquesne.
Pittsburgh grew around the site of Fort Duquesne. Fort Duquesne was at what is now called The Point which is flat land where the rivers Allegheny and Monongahela converge to form the Ohio River.
Named after Fort Duquesne, a French fort that was located in whthe area now known as Pittsburgh.
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Fort Duquesne was the Fort that the French built on the site of the former British Fort Prince George in present day Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Fort Duquesne.
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Pittsburgh.
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
To take over the French, who had already built Fort Duquesne in the same location. Fort Pitt was much larger and eventually Duquesne was destroyed.
To take over the French, who had already built Fort Duquesne in the same location. Fort Pitt was much larger and eventually Duquesne was destroyed.