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Mount Pleasant in Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
 

General Edward Braddock and His Army

 
 
General Edward Braddock and His Army Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed By William Fischer, Jr., June 25, 2009
1. General Edward Braddock and His Army Marker
Inscription. Crossed the Pittsburgh and Mount Pleasant Pike at this point July 3, 1755
 
Erected 1928.
 
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Colonial EraWar, French and Indian. A significant historical date for this entry is July 3, 1898.
 
Location. 40° 9.188′ N, 79° 33.022′ W. Marker is in Mount Pleasant, Pennsylvania, in Westmoreland County. Marker is at the intersection of Main Street (Pennsylvania Route 31) and Braddock Road Avenue (Pennsylvania Route 981), on the right when traveling west on Main Street. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 936 West Main Street, Mount Pleasant PA 15666, United States of America. Touch for directions.
 
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Braddock's Military Road 1755 (within shouting distance of this marker); Henry Clay Frick (approx. ¼ mile away); First General Conference of the United Brethren in Christ (approx. 0.4 miles away); Samuel Warden Mansion (approx. 0.4 miles away); Mount Pleasant War Memorial (approx. half a mile away); John W. Geary (approx. half a mile away); Air Force Bombing Run / Henry W. B. Mechling / D-Day (approx. half a mile away); John P. Krystyniak (approx. half a mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Mount Pleasant.
 
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General Edward Braddock and His Army Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed By William Fischer, Jr., June 25, 2009
2. General Edward Braddock and His Army Marker
General Edward Braddock and His Army Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed By William Fischer, Jr., June 25, 2009
3. General Edward Braddock and His Army Marker
Mt. Pleasant Church of God in background.
General Edward Braddock image. Click for full size.
4. General Edward Braddock
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on July 19, 2009, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania. This page has been viewed 1,252 times since then and 18 times this year. Photos:   1, 2, 3. submitted on July 19, 2009, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania.   4. submitted on February 3, 2011. • Craig Swain was the editor who published this page.

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