--=======6ACA3A63======= Content-Type: text/plain; x-avg-checked=avg-ok-4D246445; charset=us-ascii; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Clare, Both were on the Point. If I recall my history correctly, the French built Ft Duquesne around the time of the French-Indian War which is called an entirely different thing in Europe but I forget which, 7 Year War is possible. After Braddock got his butt kicked and Washington built and holed up in Fort Necessity for a while, the English finally took over the French Fort. I believe that it was General Forbes who led the winning expedition. But that was even before Mac's time! Al At 03:11 PM 9/25/2004, you wrote: >Al, >Thanks for replying. I recall years ago that I saw a map showing >Virginia claimed the land right up to Pittsburgh. Everything that I have >read says that Ft. Pitt was in PA and I seem to recall that is on the >point in Pittsburgh - or was Ft. Duquesne on the Point? > >Clare in Fla. --=======6ACA3A63======= Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii; x-avg=cert; x-avg-checked=avg-ok-4D246445 Content-Disposition: inline --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.769 / Virus Database: 516 - Release Date: 9/24/2004 --=======6ACA3A63=======--
I think that Al showed me when I was a little tot that Ft Duquesne was up about 9th street on the Allegheny river side. Al, check that map you drew me for my second grade project. Mac Al Lenkner wrote: > --=======6ACA3A63======= > Content-Type: text/plain; x-avg-checked=avg-ok-4D246445; charset=us-ascii; format=flowed > Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit > > Clare, > > Both were on the Point. If I recall my history correctly, the French built > Ft Duquesne around the time of the French-Indian War which is called an > entirely different thing in Europe but I forget which, 7 Year War is > possible. After Braddock got his butt kicked and Washington built and > holed up in Fort Necessity for a while, the English finally took over the > French Fort. I believe that it was General Forbes who led the winning > expedition. But that was even before Mac's time! > > Al > > > At 03:11 PM 9/25/2004, you wrote: > > >>Al, >>Thanks for replying. I recall years ago that I saw a map showing >>Virginia claimed the land right up to Pittsburgh. Everything that I have >>read says that Ft. Pitt was in PA and I seem to recall that is on the >>point in Pittsburgh - or was Ft. Duquesne on the Point? >> >>Clare in Fla. > > > --=======6ACA3A63======= > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii; x-avg=cert; x-avg-checked=avg-ok-4D246445 > Content-Disposition: inline > > > --- > Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. > Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). > Version: 6.0.769 / Virus Database: 516 - Release Date: 9/24/2004 > > --=======6ACA3A63=======-- > > > > ==== PA-PITTSBURGH Mailing List ==== > If you need to contact the listowner, send an email to Sue* at: > [email protected] > > ============================== > 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 > >