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

Braddock Road

Stewart's Crossing

Photographed by William Richard Harrison, July 18, 2010

1. Braddock Road Marker

Inscription. General Braddock's twelfth camp, June 28, 1755, on the march to Fort Duquesne, was north of here, near the Youghiogheny River. On June 30, the army forded the River at Stewart's Crossing to a point about one-half mile northwest of present-day Connellsville.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Colonial Era • Forts and Castles • 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 month for this entry is June 1864.

Location. 40° 0.032′ N, 79° 36.309′ W. Marker is near Connellsville, Pennsylvania, in Fayette County. It is on U.S. 119 0.1 miles south of Clair Street, on the right when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1515 Morrell Avenue, Connellsville PA 15425, United States of America. Touch for directions.

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

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

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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: Connellsville (approx. 0.3 miles away); Connellsville Armory (approx. 1.1 miles away); Veterans Memorial (approx. 1.2 miles away); The Luckey Family (approx. 1.2 miles away); Connellsville, A River Runs Through It (approx. 1.2 miles away); a different marker also named Connellsville, A River Runs Through It (approx. 1.2 miles away); Benjamin Wells (approx. 1.3 miles away); Col. William Crawford (approx. 1.3 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Connellsville.

Photographed by Mike Wintermantel, September 22, 2012

2. Braddock Road Marker

A shot of the entire marker

Photographed by Mike Wintermantel, September 22, 2012

3. Braddock Road Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on December 5, 2019. It was originally submitted on June 15, 2010, by William Richard Harrison of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. This page has been viewed 1,875 times since then and 41 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on July 20, 2010, by William Richard Harrison of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. 2, 3. submitted on September 22, 2012, by Mike Wintermantel of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.