A street map of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, in 1795, which includes Fort Pitt Picture: b) Fort Pitt in 1776 Timeline of 18th century Pittsburgh: 23rd Nov, 1753 - George Washington visits On his visit to the Point (currently Point State Park), he described it as "extremely well situated for a Fort; as it has the absolute Command of both Rivers. The Land at the Point is 20 or 25 Feet above the common Surface of the Water; and a considerable Bottom of flat, well timbered Land all around it very convenient for Building." Today, he is immortalized with a statue at the Pittsburgh International Airport. 24th May, 1755 - Fort Duquesne completed Initiated a little more than a year before, the French beat the British to building a fort at the point where the three rivers meet. 24th Nov, 1758 - British take contol of the Point Led by General Forbes, the British take control of what remains of Fort Duquesne. They begin building a new fort on the site seral months later. 1st Dec, 1758 - Pittsburgh formally named Named by General Forbes after William Pitt, the English prime minister. Forbes sent him a letter a few months later saying that he had "used the freedom of giving your name to Fort Duquesne, as - - - it was in some measure the being activated by your spirits that now makes us Masters of the place." 1st Jan, 1761 - First coal mining Coal Hill, now Mount Washington, was the first site of coal mining in Pennsylvania. 1st Dec, 1761 Fort Pitt completed 5th Aug, 1763 - Battle of Bushy Run In the previous months, the local Indians, lead by the Ottawa tribe leader Pontiac, had sieged Fort Pitt and forced any surrounding residents to take refuge in the fort. On this day, Colonel Bouquet, a Swiss ally of the British, defeated the Indians and regained control of Fort Pitt. 17th Sep, 1778 - Treaty of Fort Pitt The first formal written treaty between the Native Americans and the United States was signed at Fort Pitt at the Point. 29th Jul, 1786 - First newspaper published The Pittsburgh Gazette, the first newspaper west of the Allegheny Mountains, started to be published weekly. 1st Jan, 1787 - University of Pittsburgh is founded Based in the Oakland neighborhood of Pittsburgh, the University is celebrating its 226th anniversary this year. 27th Sep, 1788 - Allegheny County created Formed from parts of Westmoreland and Washington Counties, Pittsburgh was named the Allegheny County seat. 1st Jan, 1791 - Whiskey Rebellion starts Farmers who used their leftover corn and grain to make whiskey began protesting a new tax aimed at them. 22nd Apr, 1794 - Pittsburgh incorporated as borough 1st Jan, 1796 - Pittsburgh population: 1,300 5th Aug, 1797 - Sale of Fort Pitt material Fort Pitt was abandoned years earlier and the remaining building material was advertised as for sale. 1st Jan, 1799 - First courthouse completed The two-story brick building was located in what is now Market Square.
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