Point State Park, Pittsburgh, PA
“Point State Park and many of the principal buildings in downtown, Pittsburgh. Dwarfed in the shadows of the trees, on the right, is the historically famous Block House; all that remains of the original Fort Pitt.”
![Plan of Fort Pitt (via Project Gutenberg’s “A Short History of Pittsburgh,” by Samuel Harden Church)
On This Day in Pittsburgh History: March 30, 1763
Pontiac’s uprising against the whites brought all the inhabitants from the outside within the confines of Fort Pitt. Most of the surrounding homes were demolished. [Historic Pittsburgh]](http://24.media.tumblr.com/7ee76f67667de8010c686da18b67afa4/tumblr_mk0l3k41tW1qakblyo1_500.png)
Plan of Fort Pitt (via Project Gutenberg’s “A Short History of Pittsburgh,” by Samuel Harden Church)
On This Day in Pittsburgh History: March 30, 1763
Pontiac’s uprising against the whites brought all the inhabitants from the outside within the confines of Fort Pitt. Most of the surrounding homes were demolished. [Historic Pittsburgh]
![Engraving of Lord John Dunmore, Charles B. Hall (via)
On This Day in Pittsburgh History: January 6, 1774
The unsettled boundary between Pennsylvania and Virginia became hotly contested when Dr. John Connolly posted a proclamation on the walls of Fort Pitt to announce his appointment by Lord Dunmore, governor of the southern colony, as “Captain, Commandant of the Militia of Pittsburgh and its Dependencies.” He ordered the people to assemble as a militia on January 25. [Historic Pittsburgh]](http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lx8nziZNCY1qakblyo1_500.png)
Engraving of Lord John Dunmore, Charles B. Hall (via)
On This Day in Pittsburgh History: January 6, 1774
The unsettled boundary between Pennsylvania and Virginia became hotly contested when Dr. John Connolly posted a proclamation on the walls of Fort Pitt to announce his appointment by Lord Dunmore, governor of the southern colony, as “Captain, Commandant of the Militia of Pittsburgh and its Dependencies.” He ordered the people to assemble as a militia on January 25. [Historic Pittsburgh]
(Source: thepittsburghhistoryjournal)
![On This Day in Pittsburgh History: November 23, 1753
Maj. George Washington, 21, emissary from Virginia’s Governor Robert Dinwiddie to the French commandant at Fort LeBoeuf on French Creek (now Waterford, Pa.), observed the land at the junction of the Allegheny and Monongahela rivers (where Pittsburgh is today) and described it as “extremely well situated for a Fort; as it has the absolute Command of both Rivers. The Land at the Point is 20 or 25 Feet above the common Surface of the Water; and a considerable Bottom of flat, well timbered Land all around it very convenient for Building.” [Historic Pittsburgh]](http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_mdg5wvAms41qakblyo1_500.jpg)
On This Day in Pittsburgh History: November 23, 1753
Maj. George Washington, 21, emissary from Virginia’s Governor Robert Dinwiddie to the French commandant at Fort LeBoeuf on French Creek (now Waterford, Pa.), observed the land at the junction of the Allegheny and Monongahela rivers (where Pittsburgh is today) and described it as “extremely well situated for a Fort; as it has the absolute Command of both Rivers. The Land at the Point is 20 or 25 Feet above the common Surface of the Water; and a considerable Bottom of flat, well timbered Land all around it very convenient for Building.” [Historic Pittsburgh]
![An artist’s rendition of Fort Pitt as it appeared around 1776 (via)
On This Day in Pittsburgh History: October 7, 1775
By the Treaty of Pittsburgh, the chiefs of the Indian tribes in the area pledged friendship and neutrality in the conflict between Great Britain and her colonies. [Historic Pittsburgh]](http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_mbfdf7c5bx1qakblyo1_500.jpg)
An artist’s rendition of Fort Pitt as it appeared around 1776 (via)
On This Day in Pittsburgh History: October 7, 1775
By the Treaty of Pittsburgh, the chiefs of the Indian tribes in the area pledged friendship and neutrality in the conflict between Great Britain and her colonies. [Historic Pittsburgh]
![Construction of the Fort Pitt Tunnels, late 1950s (via)
On This Day in Pittsburgh History: August 28, 1957
Drilling begins on the Fort Pitt Tunnels. [Historic Pittsburgh]](http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m9gv0tV7eT1qakblyo1_500.jpg)
Construction of the Fort Pitt Tunnels, late 1950s (via)
On This Day in Pittsburgh History: August 28, 1957
Drilling begins on the Fort Pitt Tunnels. [Historic Pittsburgh]
![On This Day in Pittsburgh History: August 20, 1777
Virginia withdraws officials from Ft. Pitt ending its decades-long claim on Pittsburgh based on Washington’s surveys. [Wikipedia; Maps of PA]](http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m92atqBRb41qakblyo1_500.jpg)
On This Day in Pittsburgh History: August 20, 1777
Virginia withdraws officials from Ft. Pitt ending its decades-long claim on Pittsburgh based on Washington’s surveys. [Wikipedia; Maps of PA]
![Plan of Fort Pitt (via Project Gutenberg’s “A Short History of Pittsburgh,” by Samuel Harden Church)
On This Day in Pittsburgh History: March 30, 1763
Pontiac’s uprising against the whites brought all the inhabitants from the outside within the confines of Fort Pitt. Most of the surrounding homes were demolished. [Historic Pittsburgh]](http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m1iejrkte01qakblyo1_500.png)
Plan of Fort Pitt (via Project Gutenberg’s “A Short History of Pittsburgh,” by Samuel Harden Church)
On This Day in Pittsburgh History: March 30, 1763
Pontiac’s uprising against the whites brought all the inhabitants from the outside within the confines of Fort Pitt. Most of the surrounding homes were demolished. [Historic Pittsburgh]
Point State Park, Pittsburgh, PA
“Point State Park and many of the principal buildings in downtown, Pittsburgh. Dwarfed in the shadows of the trees, on the right, is the historically famous Block House; all that remains of the original Fort Pitt.”
Plan of Fort Pitt (via Project Gutenberg’s “A Short History of Pittsburgh,” by Samuel Harden Church)
On This Day in Pittsburgh History: March 30, 1763
Pontiac’s uprising against the whites brought all the inhabitants from the outside within the confines of Fort Pitt. Most of the surrounding homes were demolished. [Historic Pittsburgh]
Engraving of Lord John Dunmore, Charles B. Hall (via)
On This Day in Pittsburgh History: January 6, 1774
The unsettled boundary between Pennsylvania and Virginia became hotly contested when Dr. John Connolly posted a proclamation on the walls of Fort Pitt to announce his appointment by Lord Dunmore, governor of the southern colony, as “Captain, Commandant of the Militia of Pittsburgh and its Dependencies.” He ordered the people to assemble as a militia on January 25. [Historic Pittsburgh]
(Source: thepittsburghhistoryjournal)
On This Day in Pittsburgh History: November 23, 1753
Maj. George Washington, 21, emissary from Virginia’s Governor Robert Dinwiddie to the French commandant at Fort LeBoeuf on French Creek (now Waterford, Pa.), observed the land at the junction of the Allegheny and Monongahela rivers (where Pittsburgh is today) and described it as “extremely well situated for a Fort; as it has the absolute Command of both Rivers. The Land at the Point is 20 or 25 Feet above the common Surface of the Water; and a considerable Bottom of flat, well timbered Land all around it very convenient for Building.” [Historic Pittsburgh]
An artist’s rendition of Fort Pitt as it appeared around 1776 (via)
On This Day in Pittsburgh History: October 7, 1775
By the Treaty of Pittsburgh, the chiefs of the Indian tribes in the area pledged friendship and neutrality in the conflict between Great Britain and her colonies. [Historic Pittsburgh]
Construction of the Fort Pitt Tunnels, late 1950s (via)
On This Day in Pittsburgh History: August 28, 1957
Drilling begins on the Fort Pitt Tunnels. [Historic Pittsburgh]
On This Day in Pittsburgh History: August 20, 1777
Virginia withdraws officials from Ft. Pitt ending its decades-long claim on Pittsburgh based on Washington’s surveys. [Wikipedia; Maps of PA]
Plan of Fort Pitt (via Project Gutenberg’s “A Short History of Pittsburgh,” by Samuel Harden Church)
On This Day in Pittsburgh History: March 30, 1763
Pontiac’s uprising against the whites brought all the inhabitants from the outside within the confines of Fort Pitt. Most of the surrounding homes were demolished. [Historic Pittsburgh]
