Fort Frederick

Big Pool MD

Fort Frederick was built during the French & Indian War as one of the forts in the northwest frontier (western Pennsylvania). The fort also saw action in the Revolutionary War and Civil War.

One of the inside corners.
The main courtyard. There were originally 3 buildings here…
This is the outline of the third building inside the fort.
Quarters for the soldiers.
Officers Kitchen
Officer’s Quarters.
British and French forts in the lead-up to the French & Indian War.
We saw more detail about this incident in the post for Fort Necessity.