Fort Presque Isle was a fort built by French soldiers in summer 1753 along Presque Isle Bay in present-day Erie, Pennsylvania, to protect the northern terminus of the Venango Path.
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This site was remnants of a French Fort and birthplace of the city of Erie. The fort was built in 1753 as part of a military occupation in the Ohio Valley and frontier. After the British victory at the Battle of Fort Niagara in 1759 during the French and Indian War. The French burned down the Fort and retreated from the area and the Venango Path. This is the marker at the intersection of E Front Street and Parade Street, which commemorates the site amongst the homes and a Russian Orthodox Church. The British built a new Fort Presque Isle, which was later captured by Native Americans tribes during Pontiac's Rebellion. On June 19th, 1763, the Fort was surrounded by 250 Ottawas, Ojibwas, Wyandots, and Senecas. After holding out for 2 days, garrisoned only contained 63 British remaining where they surrendered on condition they return to Fort Pitt. Most were killed after emerging the Fort. General " Mad" Anthony Wayne arrived in Presque Isle in 1786 until he fell ill in 1796, where he buried nearby at the Blockhouse northwest from...
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