Braddock's Last Encampment
Here also, George Washington, who having taken ill at Bear Camp, now Oakton Maryland, June 19, 1755, rejoined the army.
About one mile distant, near the mouth of Crooked Run, Braddock crossed the Monongahela river on the morning of July 9, 1755. In the evening he retreated by the same route.
Erected 1914 by Queen Aliquippa Chapter, Daughters of the American Revolution.
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: War, French and Indian. In addition, it is included in the Daughters of the American Revolution series list. A significant historical date for this entry is July 8, 1755.
Location. 40° 21.17′ N, 79° 48.811′ W. Marker is in White Oak, Pennsylvania, in Allegheny County. It can be reached from Victoria Drive. Located in rock in front of the White Oak Pool. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 169 Victoria Drive, McKeesport PA 15131, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in Greater Pittsburgh. It is also in the American Northeast, in the Mid-Atlantic, in the Ohio River Valley, in Appalachia, and specifically in Northern Appalachia. Globally, it is in North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds 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 marker, measured as the crow flies: Veterans Memorial (approx. half a mile away); American Legion Post 701 Memorial (approx. half a mile away); Helen Richey (approx. 1.1 miles away);
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