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The Point, Gateway to Pittsburgh, PA

The Point, Gateway to Pittsburgh, PA


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Oil on Canvas      Signed 'Simboli' (lower right corner)     Inv 1122

Referred to as the "Golden Triangle" where the three rivers meet, the Allegheny, Monongahela, and the Ohio. An historical landmark dating back to 1754 and the French and Indian War. There remains the restored Fort Pitt blockhouse, the oldest authentic building in Western Pennsylvania, built in 1764 by Colonel Henry Bouquet.