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Started in 1805, Fort Pitt was built on the high ground that over looks the River Medway. From it's high poisition it could protect the flank of Fort Amherst and deny any invading army it's high vantage point. Fort Pitt was a fort in what is now the city of Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania.

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