Fort Mifflin had three new wooden blockhouses, barracks, Officers' quarters, magazines, surrounded by a palisade. An eight-gun Water Battery was also built. Fort Mifflin was rebuilt again from - 98 using Pierre L'Enfants plans as a gun bastioned work, and repaired in It was virtually abandoned from - Fort Mifflin was used as a military prison during the Civil War. A nine-gun exterior battery aka High Battery was built in - , probably armed in the 's. A six-gun Mortar Battery was built in - , but was never finished or armed.
In the old fort's demilune was rebuilt for three new guns and a magazine, and the fort's parapet was reworked for five new guns and two magazines. A mine casemate was built within the fort in , but was never used. The fort remained armed until The old fort was partially dismantled in but was restored from the original plans in Four anti-aircraft gunblocks 3-inch or 90mm? The marsh islands around the area were filled-in during the 's and 's to build the airport and I No trace remains of the British seige batteries and outworks.
The 's exterior batteries still exist, and are the best remaining examples of the type on the East Coast that are publicly accessible. Admission fee. Fort Gaines , Philadelphia A temporary six-gun battery built on the Middle Bank sandbar, about yards upriver from Fort Mifflin's wharf. Also known as Battery on W. Thomas Davis' Pier. Site was destroyed during dredging operations about Fort Nya New Korsholm - , Philadelphia A Swedish palisaded log fort located near the mouth of the Schuylkill River, probably located on Province Island, built on the site of a Dutch trading post, which was itself originally a small blockhouse built by Puritan traders from Connecticut who were ousted by the Dutch.
The Swedish fort was destroyed by Indians. Site now located near the western approach of the Penrose Ave. Fort Beversreede - or , Philadelphia A Dutch palisaded log fort located along the eastern side of the Schuylkill River in the Passyunk section of town, at the bend of the river above the Penrose Ave.
It was abandoned after Swedish settlers vandalized the fort several times. The Swedes had built a byfoot stockade aka Printz Stockade in the immediate vicinity of the Dutch fort in to intimidate them. Fort Vasa - unknown , Philadelphia A Swedish mill protected by two blockhouses, located on the west side of the Schuylkill River, at a place the Indians called Kingsessing , a short distance north of Fort New Korsholm.
Also spelled Wasa. Also known as Nya Vasa. The mill itself lasted for several generations. Swanson Street and Christian Street. Of interest on Pattison Ave. A replica of the Wicaco Blockhouse was once located on grounds, built for the Sesquicentennial International Exposition by the Swedish Colonial Society of Philadelphia. Association Battery - ?
Also known as Fort at Wicaco 2 or the Grand Battery. The massive earth and timber battery originally had 27 guns, and then 50 guns by It was garrisoned by the provincial militia in to enforce a trade embargo.
At the time, this was the city's only maritime defense. The fort was still depicted on a map of the city, although it was no longer used as such by that date. The site was later known as the "Battery Grounds" until the U. Navy Yard Southwark was established here in Philadelphia Defenses of the American Revolution - , Philadelphia British and Hessian forces occupied the city beginning in September Fort Penn 2 was the main British work protecting the city from land attack.
Probably refers to the line of entrenchments north of present-day downtown. They were left intact by the British when they evacuated the city in June Numbered redoubts were based on period street names and alignments : 1 , located near Green and Oak Streets on the Delaware River.
Occurring between and , the rebellion pitted a loose collection of Native American tribes against the British army and colonials. It is the only Native American battlefield that is preserved in the state and offers an interesting glimpse into a little-known period of U.
Fort Mifflin. Fort Mifflin was built in the s and is currently the oldest fort still in use by the military. The fort was important to the defense of Philadelphia and the soldiers here valiantly fought the British in October and gave people time to flee the city before the British army arrived. Today, visitors can explore the fort to learn about its long history and see if they can find out why it's considered the most haunted place in Philadelphia.
Point State Park. Today, Pittsburgh's Point State Park is one of the city's best outdoor areas. However, the site was once home to a series of French, British and American forts that protected the Forks of the Ohio. While no fighting occurred on the site, the forts here were heavily contested and were a key focus of military action in western Pa.
Today, visitors can explore the park and learn more about the military history of the region at the Fort Pitt Museum. Brandywine Battlefield Park. Brandywine Battlefield Park preserves the longest and largest battle of the Revolutionary War. Over 30, soldiers fought in this decisive battle, which saw the Marquis de LaFayette injured and Washington's army withdraw from the field.
Visitors to the battlefield can explore the preserved ground and learn more about this little-known turning point of the Revolutionary War. Fort Ligonier. Visitors can explore this reconstructed fort and learn more about what life was like for soldiers on the Pennsylvania frontier during the s. The site is also home to a fantastic museum that includes two pistols given to George Washington by Lafayette. Want more cool places in Pennsylvania? Stone monument at site on the grounds of the Logan's Ferry Presbyterian Church.
The French under Capt. British trader Christopher Gist returned in after the Treaty of Logstown was concluded June Edward Hand's Blockhouses 2 , Crafton Two Patriot log blockhouses that protected a hospital camp. William Trent's Fort , was first located here in April originally proposed two miles downriver on the Ohio on "Fort Hill" at McKees Rocks , but the French soon captured and destroyed it.
The French then soon built Fort Duquesne at the point, but they burned it down to prevent its capture by the British in November It was an feet square log stockade, with earthen outer works along the Allegheny River. The British built the stockaded Fort Mercer or Capt. Hugh Mercer's Fort in the winter of - its stone magazine stood until , now the site of a railroad terminal as a temporary defense until Fort Pitt was completed. The much larger Fort Pitt was completed in , only to be abandoned in It was unsuccessfully attacked by Pontiac in June Five brick blockhouses were built outside the fort in The fort was claimed and known as Fort Dunmore by Virginia after , but VA militia troops are not known to have been posted here until , garrisoning the fort also with Continental Patriot troops until the end of the American Revolution.
The fort then became a Federal military supply depot until , when it was finally abandoned. The Flag Bastion has also been reconstructed. Admission fee. Fort Fayette - , Pittsburgh Also known as Fort La Fayette , it was built after Fort Pitt was abandoned and the town residents demanded continued military protection against the Indians.
It was a stockade with four bastions, three two-story blockhouses, two-story log barracks and Officers' quarters, and a brick powder magazine. It was proposed to be named Fort Franklin 4. It was used as the main rear supply base during General Wayne's campaign in , and also during - as Commodore Perry's supply base.
The Edison Hotel is now located at the site on Penn Ave. See also PA state marker 2. Also called Pittsburgh Arsenal. A magazine explosion in September killed 78 workers, mostly young women. A monument to those killed is located in Allegheny Cemetery.
The city sold the abandoned complex at auction in The site is located at 40th and Butler Streets in the old Lawrenceville area founded Some relics are at Arsenal Park.
A powder magazine still exists at Arsenal Park, now used as a city maintenance shed and public restrooms. Pittsburgh Civil War Defenses - , Pittsburgh area In June feverish attempts were made to surround the city with extensive earthwork fortifications. There were a total of 18 redoubts, 16 detached batteries, and one bastioned fort, built along a 12 to mile line around the city, but most were never completely finished.
Only one work was ever garrisoned, and most were probably never armed. There was never a real threat from Confederate invasion. The works survived for several decades. North of the Allegheny River were: Fort No. No remains. Fort No.
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