Point State Park
Point State Park, at the junction of three rivers, is located at the Pittsburgh extremity popular as the "Golden Triangle." It is a 36-acre Pennsylvania state park (150,000 m2). The park honors and maintains the area's strategic and historic history from the French and Indian War (1754-1763). It is also known as The Point.
Point State Park is now one of the National Historic Landmarks. To present the history of the Forks of Ohio, DCNR collaborates with the Heinz History Center as well as the Fort Pitt Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution. The park also features the outlines and remnants of two of Pittsburgh's oldest buildings. They are famous as Fort Pitt and Fort Duquesne.
The Fort Pitt Museum, located at Fort Pitt's Monongahela Bastion, recalls the French and Indian War (1754–63). During this war, the region that would become Pittsburgh was an important battlefield. It was listed as a National Historic Landmark in the year 1960. The major reason was its involvement in the strategic conflicts for control of the Ohio River watershed between French colonists, Native Americans, and British colonists.
Currently, the Point offers recreational space for downtown Pittsburgh employees, along with visitors and residents. It is also known for hosting significant cultural events such as Three Rivers Arts Festival, the Venture Outdoors Festival, and Three Rivers Regatta. The park is under the management of the Pennsylvania Bureau of State Parks.
At the head of the Ohio River, Point State Park has a beautiful fountain that pours water up to 150 feet (46 m) into the air. The fountain's placement near the point of the Point formerly functioned as a link between two old bridges. the first one is the Manchester Bridge which is located over the Allegheny River and the second is the Point Bridge over the Monongahela. Both were demolished to make space for the fountain in the year 1970.
Point State Park is within 30 miles (48 kilometers) of three state parks that are, Hillman State Park (Washington County), Allegheny Islands State Park (Allegheny County), and Raccoon Creek State Park (Beaver County).
Installing new pumps and pipes in the fountain, restoring the river walk with stairs leading into the river, and building a dining space around the fountain as well as a wading area for children were all planned for park renovations in 2006. In the spring of 2008, Point State Park reopened to the local public. It took a year and a half to complete all the recent renovations.