Thank you Roseanne for that explanation. All I remember was a visit to the Point in the late 30's where there was a block building. It must have been the Block House. I was disappointed that I couldn't go inside. Carol S. ----- Original Message ----- From: <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Sunday, September 26, 2004 12:10 PM Subject: Re: [PITTSBURGH] Fort Pitt > The only part of Fort Pitt still standing is the Block House. The fort was > only made of logs (like you see in Westerns). They excavated the point and > found the outline of the fort and layed down bricks. The fort hasn't stood in > probably 200 years. > > At one time the Block House was the home of Mayor David Lawrence. The Lorant > book about Pittsburgh has a picture of it and you wouldn't recognize it. At > one time the Point was completely covered with houses and businesses, not the > park it is today. Lawrence lived on South Atlantic and was a member of St. > Lawrence O'Toole, but he always attended St. Mary's at the Point (his parish as > a child). When I was a kid, I would check the bulletin every week and > Lawrence had donated $5.00 to St. Lawrence (a big donation at the time). > > Fort Necessity is somewhere near Latrobe, not in Pittsburgh. They have a > recreation of the fort there. It only lasted a few months. Put up quickly for > defense. > > Yes, Al I had heard about Mac being at the dedication of the block house. > Mac, did you swim in the pond where Kaufmanns is now? > > Rosanne > > > ==== PA-PITTSBURGH Mailing List ==== > How to unsubscribe. Send a message to:[email protected] that contains ONLY the word, 'unsubscribe' in the text area. > > ============================== > Gain access to over two billion names including the new Immigration > Collection with an Ancestry.com free trial. Click to learn more. > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=4930&sourceid=1237 >