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Fort Laughlin

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Fort Laughlin was a Civil War redoubt, built in 1863 for the defense of Pittsburgh by the employees of Jones and Laughlin Iron Works, and named for James H. Laughlin. It was also known as Fort McKinley or Fort Ormsby. It was a circular earthwork on Ormsby's Hill, now part of Arlington Park on Arlington Avenue.

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Fort Laughlin
Salisbury Street, Pittsburgh

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Arlington Recreation Center

Salisbury Street 2201
15210 Pittsburgh
Pennsylvania, United States
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