Fort Prince George

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Fort Prince George was an uncompleted fort in what is now Allegheny County, Pennsylvania. It was started by 41 Virginians in 1754 at the outset of the French and Indian War before being captured by the French. It became Fort Duquesne and later Fort Pitt. George Washington once resided in Fort Prince George in 1755.

For the Fort Prince George in South Carolina, see Fort Prince George (South Carolina).

[edit] References

  • Stotz, Charles Morse (2005). Outposts Of The War For Empire: The French and English In Western Pennsylvania: Their Armies, Their Forts, Their People 1749-1764. Pittsburgh: University of Pittsburgh Press. ISBN 0-8229-4262-3.


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