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Point State Park
101 Commonwealth Pl.
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15222
Phone: 724-865-2131
Toll Free: 888-727-2757
Reservations: 888-727-2757
Email: parkregion2sp@state.pa.us
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| Point State Park is at the tip of Pittsburgh?s ?Golden Triangle.? It commemorates and preserves the strategic and historic heritage of the area during the French and Indian War (1754 - 1763).
By the early 1950s, the area had deteriorated into a commercial slum. It has been reclaimed and is now one of the nation?s outstanding historical parks and tourist attractions. The park is a National Historic Landmark. |
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| History of the Area: |
| The Allegheny and Monongahela rivers meet at Point State Park to form the Ohio River. During the mid-1700s, the armies of France and Britain were attracted to this area, each vying for control of the Ohio Valley. The intensity of the conflict was evidenced by the construction of four different forts at the site, within a period of ten years.
In 1754, French forces captured an outpost at the Point that had been erected by a force of Virginians. George Washington was sent to recapture the fort for the Virginians, but suffered his first and only defeat at Fort Necessity, 50 miles to the southeast.
The French then built Fort Duquesne at the Forks, which gave them control of the Ohio Valley until 1758. The only threat to their control occurred in 1755 when General George Braddock was defeated at the Battle of the Monongahela, only eight miles from the fort.
In 1758, an army of 6,000 lead by General John Forbes, marched west from Carlisle. Forbes stopped at Fort Ligonier, 50 miles to the southeast and made final preparations for the assault on Fort Duquesne.
The French, realizing they were badly outnumbered, burned the fort and departed two days before the British arrived on November 25, 1758. Soon Fort Pitt was under construction on the same site and was to be the most extensive fortification by the British in the American Colonies.
The French were never to regain control as their other outposts fell to the British. The only further action at Fort Pitt was in 1763 when it withstood American Indian attacks during Pontiac?s Insurrection.
Fort Pitt was finally abandoned in 1792. It had served to open the frontier to settlement as Pittsburgh became the ?Gateway to the West.?? |
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| Cottages and Cabins | |  | The Country Willow House - Bedford, PA
We invite you to be our guests for a relaxing stay where the atmosphere is homey, romantic, and welcoming. We hope you will feel at home at The Country Willow House! Situated on a peaceful and secluded property just minutes from historic downtown Bedford, Pennsylvania.
Web Site: http://www.countrywillowhouse.com |
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| Area Campgrounds | | Whispering Pines Family
1969 Henderson Ave
Washington, PA
(724) 222-9830
| KOA Campgrounds
7 Koa Rd
Washington, PA
(724) 225-7590
| Promise Camp of Family Guidanc
227 Lance Rd
Clinton, PA
(724) 899-2402
| Thousand Trails Hershey
493 S Mount Pleasant Rd
Lebanon, PA
(717) 867-5515
| Lake Raystown Family Resort
Piney Rdg
Huntingdon, PA
(814) 643-3377
| Greenwood Furnace State Park
Pa 305 & Broadmountain Rd
Huntingdon, PA
(814) 667-1800
| Hemlock Hideaway Campground
RR 1
Huntingdon, PA
(814) 658-3663
| Mountain Top Scenic View Campgrounds
873 Sun Mine Rd
Tarentum, PA
(724) 224-1511
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| | Area Fishing Related Businesses | | Reeves Sport Shop
1943 W Chestnut St
Washington, PA
(724) 222-9310
| Island Firearms Inc
7400 Grand Ave
Neville Island, PA
(412) 264-4867
| International Outfitters
5290 Steubenville Pike
Pittsburgh, PA
(412) 782-2222
| Coble's Bait Shop
777 N 8th Ave
Lebanon, PA
(717) 272-1171
| Getty's Ridge Rod & Gun Club
Huntingdon, PA
(814) 667-3751
| Standing Stone Hunting & Fishing Association
Kyper Rd
Huntingdon, PA
(814) 667-3118
| Raystown Fishing & Hunting
RR 3 Box 294A
Huntingdon, PA
(814) 643-3584
| Mars Rod & Gun Club
141 Cashdollar Rd
Mars, PA
(724) 538-9392
| Wildwood Sportsman Shop
2228 W Hardies Rd
Gibsonia, PA
(412) 487-8830
| Allegheny Bait & Tackle
200 Ross St
Tarentum, PA
(724) 224-6888
| Lock 3 Bait & Tackle
811 Freeport Rd
Cheswick, PA
(724) 274-7710
| Tri-State Bait
6940 Sisto St
Verona, PA
(412) 826-8260
| White Oak Rod & Gun Club Inc
600 Skellytown Rd
North Huntingdon, PA
(724) 863-9941
| Jacktown Ride & Hunt Club
11369 Center Hwy
North Huntingdon, PA
(724) 863-8151
| Orchard Lake Fisheries Inc
9042 Roberts Hollow Rd
Elizabeth, PA
(412) 384-2205
| Crowfoot Rod Gun Club House
Crowfoot Rd
Murrysville, PA
(724) 327-9315
| Rox Bottom Hunting & Fishing Club
342 Olivia St
MC Kees Rocks, PA
(412) 331-9134
| Hoey's Fly Fishing Shop
9012 Perry Hwy # D
Pittsburgh, PA
(412) 364-2850
| Renton Rod and Gun Club
Plum St
Pittsburgh, PA
(412) 793-0770
| Keystone Bait & Tackle
Pittsburgh, PA
(412) 231-3990
| Fishing For Ideas Inc
103 Timber Ln
Sewickley, PA
(412) 741-3120
| North Fork Flies
2612 W Hardies Rd
Gibsonia, PA
(724) 443-4621
| Oregon Hunting & Fishing Club
833 Brackenridge Ave
Brackenridge, PA
(724) 224-3553
| Bull Creek Rod & Gun Club
101 Thompson Rd
Tarentum, PA
(724) 226-2337
| Big Buck Sport Shop
108 Vip Dr # 101
Wexford, PA
(724) 935-7410
| Alpine Hunting and Fishing Club
220 Alpine Rd
Bridgeville, PA
(412) 221-8550
| Reeves Sport Shop
2650 Park Ave
Washington, PA
(724) 222-9310
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| | Area Resorts and Lodging | | Lunge Lodge
325 Hillcrest Ave
Pittsburgh, PA
(412) 630-9636
| 1st Choice Travel of North Hills
10962 Perry Hwy
Wexford, PA
(724) 940-4070
| Kingsmill Resort
752 Cumberland St
Lebanon, PA
(717) 274-3111
| F a & M North Hills Lodge
716 Wexford St
Wexford, PA
(724) 935-9833
| Boyce Park
675 Old Frankstown Rd
Pittsburgh, PA
(412) 271-2717
| Radisson Hotel Pittsburgh
101 Mall Blvd
Monroeville, PA
(412) 373-7300
| Oxford Dining Room
101 Mall Blvd
Monroeville, PA
(412) 373-7300
| Fitness Techniques
201 Allegheny Ave
Oakmont, PA
(412) 828-1922
| Sky Health Spa
2544 Library Rd
Pittsburgh, PA
(412) 884-7133
| Hyatt Regency Pittsburgh
112 Washington Place
Pittsburgh, PA
(412) 471-1234
| Sheraton
300 West Station Square Drive
Pittsburgh, PA
(412) 261-2000
| Radisson
101 Radisson Dr
Pittsburgh, PA
(412) 922-8400
| Sheraton Station Square Hotel
7 Station sq
Pittsburgh, PA
(412) 261-7072
| Renaissance Fulton Hotel
146 6th St
Pittsburgh, PA
(412) 562-1200
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| Directions: |
| The 36-acre park can be reached from the east and west by I-376 and I-279, and from the north by PA 8 and from the south by PA 51. |
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