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21 December, 19:20

Why did the French build fort Duquesne where the Allegheny and monongahela rivers meet to form the Ohio river

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  1. 21 December, 22:18
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    The most important of the French posts built in the Ohio Country, Fort Duquesne commanded "the Forks" (modern Pittsburgh), where the Allegheny and Monongahela Rivers meet to form the Ohio. It was named for Ange de Menneville, marquis de Duquesne, the Governor-General of New France from 1752 to 1755.
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