Allegheny County PA Archives-  Photos: Redoubt at  Pittsburg, Allegheny County, PA

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Taken from Historical Collections of the State of Pennsylvania
by Sherman Day
Published by George W. Gorton, Philadelphia
1843

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Redoubt at Pittsburg

In 1764, Col. Bouquet built a redoubt outside the fort, on the spot marked *. 
This redoubt is still standing. Annexed is a view of it, as it
now appears. In looking at the drawing, the reader should understand that the 
redoubt is merely the square building in front. It is situated north of Penn-street, 
about 46 feet west of Point-street, a few feet back from Brewery alley.

In the winter of 1783-4, before the town of Pittsburg was laid off, the 
agent of the Penns sold to Isaac Craig and Stephen Bayard, the piece of 
ground extending from the ditch of Fort Pitt to the Allegheny, supposed to 
be about three acres. This redoubt being on the outside of the ditch of the 
fort, passed to Craig and Bayard, and when the subsequent firm of Turnbull, 
Marmie & Co. was formed, it became partnership property. By this firm the 
addition to the old redoubt was built, in 1785, thus constituting a dwelling-house, 
which was occupied one year by Mr. Turnbull, and subsequently three years 
by the father of the writer of this, who, in 1787, was born in that building. 
* * * * Another redoubt, precisely similar, had previously been erected by Col. 
Wm. Grant, on the bank of the Monongahela river, just opposite to the mouth of 
Redoubt alley.
—Neville B. Craig, in the American Pioneer.