Bensalem in Bucks County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

Rochambeau Route

Photographed by Carl Gordon Moore Jr., May 27, 2024

1. Rochambeau Route Marker

Inscription. On Sept. 2, 1781, French and American armies under Lt. Gen. Rochambeau and Gen. Washington encamped along the nearby Poquessing Creek on their way to Yorktown, the decisive battle of the American Revolution. The Red Lion Inn, formerly located here, was used by officers as headquarters. The combined force continued through Bensalem Township, along the King's Path, as they made their strategic movement south.

Erected 2007 by Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: War, US Revolutionary. A significant historical date for this entry is September 2, 1781.

Location. 40° 3.906′ N, 74° 58.826′ W. Marker is in Bensalem, Pennsylvania, in Bucks County. It is at the intersection of Bristol Pike (U.S. 13) and Mill Road, on the right when traveling west on Bristol Pike. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Bensalem PA 19020, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Southeast Pennsylvania and in Greater Philadelphia.

It is also in the American Northeast

and in the Mid-Atlantic.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Western

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Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Confederacy,

New Netherland,

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: Poquessing Creek (approx. 0.8 miles away); Benjamin Rush (approx. 0.9 miles away); Andalusia (approx. one mile away); Glen Foerd on the Delaware (approx. one mile away); Katharine Drexel (approx. 1.3 miles away); Torresdale (approx. 1.6 miles away); a different marker also named Torresdale (approx. 1.6 miles away); Torresdale/Holmesburg (approx. 1.7 miles away).

Photographed by Carl Gordon Moore Jr., May 27, 2024

2. Rochambeau Route Marker

View is west along Bristol Pike, as it crosses Poquessing Creek and becomes Frankford Avenue in Philadelphia. Coming in from right is Red Lion Lane, in Bucks County. Mill Road is off camera to left.

Credits. This page was last revised on July 5, 2024. It was originally submitted on May 28, 2024, by Carl Gordon Moore Jr. of North East, Maryland. This page has been viewed 666 times since then and 72 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on May 28, 2024, by Carl Gordon Moore Jr. of North East, Maryland. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.