Penn Township near Jeannette in Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
C. Martin Bomberger
Photographed by Bradley Owen, April 9, 2025
1. C. Martin Bomberger Marker
If you would seek his monument, look about you!
To paraphrase Sir Christopher Wren's epitaph, if you would seek the monument to C. Martin Bomberger, look about you! Although many have helped down through the years, C. Martin Bomberger, Jeanette area newspaper editor, publisher and historian, as first the secretary and later chairman of the former Bushy Run Battlefield Commission until his death in 1950, was the most instrumental in the development of Bushy Run Battlefield Park as an appropriately marked, reforested recreational and state historic site. This commemorative marker is erected in small appreciation for his tireless efforts.
Erected 1971 by Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Charity & Public Work • Parks & Recreational Areas. A significant historical year for this entry is 1950.
Location. 40° 21.53′ N, 79° 37.516′ W. Marker is near Jeannette, Pennsylvania, in Westmoreland County. It is in Penn Township. It can be reached from Bushy Run Road (Pennsylvania Route 993) 0.6 miles east of Gongaware Road, on the left when traveling
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Regionally, this marker is in the Laurel Highlands and in Greater Pittsburgh. It is also in the American Northeast, in the Mid-Atlantic, 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: Pontiac's War (within shouting distance of this marker); The Central Fire (within shouting distance of this marker); The Iroquois Nature Trail (within shouting distance of this marker); Andrew Byerly's Spring (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Welcome to Bushy Run Battlefield (about 600 feet away); Ambushed (approx. 0.2 miles away); After The Battle (approx.
Photographed by Bradley Owen, April 9, 2025
2. C. Martin Bomberger Marker
Marker is on the right on the side of the Bushy Run Battlefield Visitors Center.
Credits. This page was last revised on April 26, 2025. It was originally submitted on April 26, 2025, by Bradley Owen of Morgantown, West Virginia. This page has been viewed 122 times since then and 11 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on April 26, 2025, by Bradley Owen of Morgantown, West Virginia.
