Fort McIntosh
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Fort McIntosh was an 18th-century U.S. military post in present-day Pennsylvania that served as a strategic frontier fort and the site of significant early American treaties with Native American nations.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Fort McIntosh canonical | 2 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
United States military post
ⓘ
frontier fort ⓘ historic site ⓘ |
| category |
American Revolutionary War forts
ⓘ
Forts in Pennsylvania ⓘ Native American–United States treaties locations ⓘ |
| conflict | American Revolutionary War ⓘ |
| continent | North America ⓘ |
| coordinateLocation | 40.695°N 80.309°W ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| demolishedOrAbandoned | late 18th century ⓘ |
| garrison |
Continental Line troops
ⓘ
militia units ⓘ |
| hasPart |
barracks
ⓘ
blockhouses ⓘ stockade ⓘ storehouses ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation | Pennsylvania state historical site ⓘ |
| historicalEra |
Early Republic of the United States
ⓘ
surface form:
Early national period of the United States
|
| inception | 1778 ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Beaver, Pennsylvania ⓘ |
| locatedInAdministrativeTerritorialEntity |
Beaver County, Pennsylvania
ⓘ
Pennsylvania ⓘ |
| locatedInTime | 18th century ⓘ |
| locatedNear | mouth of the Beaver River ⓘ |
| locatedOnWaterway | Ohio River ⓘ |
| materialUsed | wood ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Lachlan McIntosh ⓘ |
| nearbySettlement |
Beaver, Pennsylvania
ⓘ
surface form:
Beaver Town (later Beaver, Pennsylvania)
|
| operator |
Continental Army
ⓘ
United States Army ⓘ |
| partOf |
United States frontier fort system
ⓘ
surface form:
United States Northwest frontier defenses
|
| presentDaySiteUsedFor |
historical marker
ⓘ
public commemoration ⓘ |
| significantEvent |
American Revolutionary War frontier operations
ⓘ
Treaty of Fort McIntosh ⓘ |
| strategicRole |
base for operations into the Northwest Territory
ⓘ
control of Ohio River valley ⓘ |
| treatyParties |
Chippewa Nation
ⓘ
Delaware Nation ⓘ Ottawa tribe ⓘ
surface form:
Ottawa Nation
United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
Wyandot ⓘ
surface form:
Wyandot Nation
|
| treatySignedHere |
Treaty of Fort McIntosh
ⓘ
surface form:
Treaty of Fort McIntosh (1785)
|
| usedFor |
frontier protection
ⓘ
military defense ⓘ staging area for military expeditions ⓘ treaty negotiations with Native American nations ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.