Fort Presque Isle
| Fort Presque Isle | |
|---|---|
| Erie, Pennsylvania, U.S. | |
Commemorative plaque of Fort Presque Isle location | |
| Site information | |
| Controlled by | France 1753–1759 British Empire 1759–1763 United States 1786–1852 |
| Location | |
| Coordinates | 42°08′14″N 80°04′46″W / 42.137085°N 80.079374°W |
| Site history | |
| Built | 1753 |
| In use | 1753–1763; 1786–1852 |
| Demolished | 1852 |
| Battles/wars | Pontiac's Rebellion |
Fort Presque Isle (also Fort de la Presqu'île) 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. It was the first of the French posts built in the Ohio Country, and was part of a line that included Fort Le Boeuf, Fort Machault, and Fort Duquesne.