Riverview North in Oakmont in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

Camp Wright at Hulton

Photographed by Mike Wintermantel

1. Camp Wright at Hulton Marker

Inscription. During the civil war over 4,000 members of the Pennsylvania Volunteer reserves trained at camp wright which was located on this site. The soldiers who trained here went off to fight in the major battles of the Civil War.

Erected by Oakmont Historical Society.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: War, US Civil.

Location. 40° 31.583′ N, 79° 50.659′ W. Marker is in Oakmont, Pennsylvania, in Allegheny County. It is in Riverview North. It is on Hulton Road west of 2nd Street Ext, on the right when traveling east. Located at the east end of Hulton Bridge. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Oakmont PA 15139, 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 walking distance of this marker: Borough of Oakmont (here, next to this marker); Crossing the River (approx. ¼ mile away); Oakmont Veterans Memorial (approx. 0.3 miles away); Oakmont Carnegie Library (approx. 0.3 miles away); The Churches of Oakmont (approx. half a mile away); a different marker also named Borough of Oakmont (approx. 0.6 miles away); River Recreation (approx. 0.6 miles away); Fifth Street School Bell (approx. 0.7 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Oakmont.

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Photographed by Mike Wintermantel

2. Camp Wright at Hulton Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on February 2, 2023. It was originally submitted on November 21, 2021, by Mike Wintermantel of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. This page has been viewed 653 times since then and 20 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on November 21, 2021, by Mike Wintermantel of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.