Logstown
Harmony Township, Beaver County, Pennsylvania
Marker Inscription
One of the large Indian towns on the upper Ohio was located nearby in 1727-58. Important conferences were held here between the British, French, and Indians in the struggle for the Ohio Country.
Erected by Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission
The Story
Logstown was one of the great Native towns of the upper Ohio, home between 1727 and 1758 to a mix of Iroquois, Delaware, Shawnee, and other peoples. Its council fires drew British and French agents alike, each competing for Indian alliances as the two empires maneuvered for control of the Ohio Country. The conferences held here helped set the stage for the French and Indian War.
Why it matters
Logstown was a diplomatic crossroads where the fate of the Ohio Valley — and the imperial struggle for North America — was contested through Native alliances.
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