"[2]: 142–43  On 21 June 1758 Colonel Bouquet wrote to Forbes: "...arrived here this morning and found only three and a half feet of water in the river.

Captain Gordon has laid out a stockade to hold 100 men...The post will suffice as a protection for the detachments necessary for escorts and to maintain the communication.

"[3]: 4  Michael Lindenmuth, a soldier with the Second Battalion, Pennsylvania Regiment, camped at Juniata Crossing on 21 June and says in his journal that 200 men were engaged in the construction of the fort.

Initially, 700 men were assigned to guard the fort, as it contained supplies essential for the Forbes Expedition, but this number was significantly reduced following the campaign.

[7] George Woods, a local surveyor placed in command of the garrison at the fort, attempted to repair it in anticipation of attacks during Pontiac's War, but was unable to do so.

"[2]: 143 In 1763, Fort Juniata Crossing and the nearby stockade at Stony Creek were abandoned and the personnel and stores were transferred to Ford Bedford.

[3]: 7 [2]: 143  The road continued to be in use by army supply wagons going to the newly constructed Fort Pitt and later by settlers traveling west.

It fell into disuse after the war ended and the threat of raids was over,[9] although as late as 1789, Martin's tavern was still serving veal cutlets and trout.