Fort Presque Isle
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Fort Presque Isle 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, and was part of a line that included Fort Le Boeuf, Fort Machault, and Fort Duquesne.
Location: 42.1371, -80.0794, KML, Cluster Map, Maps,
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1753 Fort Presque Isle
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| Type | Subtype | Date | Description | Notes | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| link | page | FortWiki page@ | Wikidata | ||
| link | page | FortWiki page@ | Wikidata | ||
| link | page | FortWiki page@ | Wikidata | ||
| object | watercraft | 1813 | USS Niagara | ship replica, snow | Wikidata |
| site | fort | 1753 | Fort Le Boeuf | fort | Wikidata |
| site | fort | 1753 | Fort Presque Isle | fort | Wikidata |
| commons | image | La vallée de l'Ohio et ses forts en 1755 | Commons | ||
| commons | image | Relation historique de l'expédition contre les Indiens de l'Ohio en MDCCLXIV - commandée par le chevalier Henry Bouquet contenant ses transactions avec les Indiens; relativement à la délivrance des (14594120540) | Commons | ||
| commons | image | Plan of part of western front. LOC gm71002370 | Commons | ||
| commons | image | French British Forts 1753 1758 | Commons | ||
| commons | image | Francuskie i brytyjskie forty 1753 1758 | Commons | ||
| commons | image | Fort Presque Isle | Commons | ||
| commons | image | Fort Presqu'île | Commons | ||










