Fort Venango

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Fort Venango was a small British fort built in 1760 near the present-day site of Franklin, Pennsylvania. It replaced Fort Machault, a French fort built at the confluence of French Creek and the Allegheny River. In August 1759, near the end of the French and Indian War, after the French surrender of Fort Niagara to the British, the French burned Fort Machault and retreated north. Fort Venango was built during summer 1760. It was attacked and destroyed in June 1763 during Pontiac's War.

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Location: 41.3893, -79.8222, KML, Cluster Map, Maps,
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  • Fort Machault
    fort
  • Fort Venango
    18th century fort in colonial Pennsylvania
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