The Fort Pitt Museum sits in Point State Park, at 601 Commonwealth Place in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. It is also known as the Fort Pitt Block House Museum, and it is devoted to the city's frontier heritage and to the part Fort Pitt played in American history.
What you will see
The museum's collection includes artifacts from the era of the French and Indian War, the conflict over the forks of the Ohio River that shaped the early history of the region. Displays focus on how the fort and the settlements around it grew out of that frontier world.
Planning a visit
- Location: inside Point State Park, where the Allegheny and Monongahela rivers meet to form the Ohio.
- Kind of visit: a historical museum, suited to visitors interested in colonial and frontier history.
- Contact: +1-412-281-9284.
Because the museum stands in the park, a visit pairs naturally with a walk among the park's grounds and its views over the rivers. The city of Pittsburgh itself lies close by, with its downtown and riverside neighborhoods within easy reach of the point.
