"Braddock's Road" Marker

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Cumberland in Allegany County, Maryland — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

"Braddock's Road"

Braddock Road Marker Photo, Click for full size

By Beverly Pfingsten, March 28, 2009

1. Braddock Road Marker

Inscription. Near this point on June 10, 1755, after nearly a month's delay at Fort Cumberland, Braddock's troops started toward Fort Duquesne to wrest it from the French. On July 9, 1755, he met his terrible death at the Monongahela.

Erected by State Roads Commission.

Marker series. This marker is included in the Braddock’s Road and Maj. Gen. Edward Braddock marker series.

Location. 39° 38.948′ N, 78° 47.054′ W. Marker is in Cumberland, Maryland, in Allegany County. Marker is at the intersection of Braddock Road (Maryland Route 49) and Greene Street (U.S. 220) on Braddock Road. Click for map. The marker is on the Dingle Circle, between Braddock Road and Greene Street at their intersection with Fayette Street. Marker is at or near this postal address: 801 Braddock Road, Cumberland MD 21502, United States of America.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Headquarters of George Washington (approx. 0.9 miles away); Allegany County (approx. 0.9 miles away); Allegany County Library (approx. 0.9 miles away); The Parade Ground of Fort Cumberland (approx. 0.9 miles away); President Washington's Last Visit - 1794 (approx. 0.9 miles away); Famous Personalities at Fort Cumberland (approx. one mile away); The Fort Proper (approx. one mile away); Cumberland (approx. one mile away). Click for a list of all markers in Cumberland.

Braddock's Road Marker Photo, Click for full size

William J. Pratt - Maryland Historical Trust Historic Sites Survey, December 28, 1977

2. Braddock's Road Marker

Credits. This page originally submitted on February 29, 2008, by Christopher Busta-Peck of Shaker Heights, Ohio. This page has been viewed 2,619 times since then. Last updated on June 15, 2010, by William Richard Harrison of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Photos: 1. submitted on March 29, 2009, by Bill Pfingsten of Bel Air, Maryland. 2. submitted on February 29, 2008, by Christopher Busta-Peck of Shaker Heights, Ohio. • Kevin W. was the editor who published this page.