Mercer's Fort
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mercer-s-fort-161-4576028
title:
Mercer's Fort
text:
Mercer's Fort was a temporary fort built by Colonel Hugh Mercer during the winter of 1758–1759, to secure the "forks of the Ohio," at the confluence of the Monongahela River and the Allegheny River, where Mercer was preparing to build Fort Pitt. At the time it was loosely known as "the fort at Pittsburgh," and when work on Fort Pitt had progressed, it was sometimes referred to as "the first Fort Pitt." Only later did people call it "Mercer's Fort," leading to confusion with Fort Mercer in New Je
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wiki
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encyclopedia
description:
Temporary 18th century fort in colonial Pennsylvania
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mercer%27s_Fort
date created:
2024-03-27T22:42:53Z
date modified:
2024-08-27T03:40:53Z
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13
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16