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This 1878 map shows the positions of Fort Venango
Credit: From A History of Venango County, 1879 Courtesy the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission
This 1878 map shows the positions of Fort Venango, Fort Machault and Fort Franklin at the confluence of French Creek and the Allegheny River, at what is now the city of Franklin, Pennsylvania. Fort Venango's design is detailed in the diagram on the left.