Fort Black

Fort Black
Greenfield, Pittsburgh

Fort Black is marked "Fort" in this map.
Coordinates 40°25′08″N 79°56′27″W / 40.4188°N 79.9407°W / 40.4188; -79.9407Coordinates: 40°25′08″N 79°56′27″W / 40.4188°N 79.9407°W / 40.4188; -79.9407
Type Fort
Site history
Built 1863[1]
Fate No remains[2]

Fort Black[3] (also known as Fort Squirrel Hill and Fort Chess)[4] was a fort[2] built in Greenfield (then part of Squirrel Hill)[1] in 1863, during the times of the Civil War.

It was located on Bigelow Street (formerly Squirrel Hill Road)[1] between Parade and Shields streets,[4] and had cannons facing the Point, and trenches to protect soldiers.[1]

The fort was one of the most massive of the 27 built at the time to defend Pittsburgh from the Confederates, and like the other forts, was built of mounds of dirt.[2]

A powder magazine was also built nearby, on Beechwood Boulevard.[4][2]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "In the Footsteps of Renegades : A Virtual Tour of Greenfield" (PDF). Brandstrretpress.com. Retrieved 2016-04-21.
  2. 1 2 3 4 "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on March 24, 2012. Retrieved November 9, 2012.
  3. ↑ "Earliest Settlements in the Fifteenth Ward of the City of Pittsburgh." (PDF). Journals.psu.edu. Retrieved 2016-04-21.
  4. 1 2 3 "Pennsylvania Forts: page 8". Northamericanforts.com. 2009-12-19. Retrieved 2016-04-18.


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