Hopwood in Fayette County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

Washington-Braddock Road 1754-55 Rock Fort Camp

Washington-Braddock Road 1754-55 Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Jay Stern, June 29, 2014

1. Washington-Braddock Road 1754-55 Marker

Inscription. Rock Fort Camp, Braddock's tenth camp, began at the woods opposite where the Washington-Braddock Road emerged from Chestnut Ridge Mountain and extended to the northward beyond the Half King's Rock and Washington's Spring. Here Braddock camped June 28, 1755. His next camp was at Gist's plantation. De Villiers, who commanded the French army at Fort Necessity July 3, 1754, camped here July 4, 1754 en route to Fort Duquesne. Two miles to the north is Washington's first battlefield.

This tablet is erected to commemorate the 200th anniversary of the birth of George Washington by Mrs. Mary S. Cochran, Uniontown PA November 19, 1932.

Erected 1932.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Colonial Era • Patriots & Patriotism • Roads & Vehicles • War, French and Indian. In addition, it is included in the Braddock’s Road and Maj. Gen. Edward Braddock series list. A significant historical date for this entry is June 28, 1755.

Location. Marker has been reported missing. It was located near 39° 51.545′ N, 79° 38.709′ W. Marker was in Hopwood, Pennsylvania, in Fayette County. It was on Jumonville

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Road (County Route 2021) one mile north of National Pike (U.S. 40), on the left when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker was in this post office area: Hopwood PA 15445, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker was in Pennsylvania’s Laurel Highlands.

It was also in the American Northeast,

in the Mid-Atlantic,

in Appalachia,

and specifically in Northern Appalachia. Globally, it was in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it found itself in what was once the Viceroyalty of New France,

the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Confederacy,

and one of the original Thirteen Colonies.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 2 miles of this location, measured as the crow flies: Washington–Braddock Road 1754–1756 (about 500 feet away, measured in a direct line); Washington’s Spring (about 600 feet away); History Flows Through This Land (approx. 0.9 miles away); History Flows Through These Waters (approx. 0.9 miles away); Braddock Road (approx. 0.9 miles away); Diplomats or Spies? (approx. 1.4 miles away); Surprise Attack (approx.

Washington-Braddock Road 1754-55 Marker, facing north. image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Jay Stern, June 29, 2014

2. Washington-Braddock Road 1754-55 Marker, facing north.

1.4 miles away); Washington's First Battlefield (approx. 1.4 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Hopwood.

Credits. This page was last revised on July 25, 2023. It was originally submitted on June 29, 2014, by Jay Stern of Connellsville, Pennsylvania. This page has been viewed 1,192 times since then and 46 times this year. Last updated on December 4, 2016, by Jay Stern of Connellsville, Pennsylvania. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on June 29, 2014, by Jay Stern of Connellsville, Pennsylvania. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.