Penn Hills in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

Bouquet Camp

Photographed by Mike Wintermantel, March 13, 2011

1. Bouquet Camp Marker

Inscription. Bouquet Camp, supply base in the Forbes' campaign against the French holding Fort Duquesne in 1758, was near here. Named in honor of Colonel Bouquet, second-in-command and builder of Forbes Road.

Erected 1946 by Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Roads & Vehicles • War, French and Indian. In addition, it is included in the Forbes Road, and the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission (PHMC) series lists. A significant historical year for this entry is 1758.

Location. 40° 29.052′ N, 79° 49.144′ W. Marker is in Penn Hills, Pennsylvania, in Allegheny County. It is at the intersection of Saltsburg Road (Pennsylvania Route 380) and Frankstown Road, on the right when traveling east on Saltsburg Road. Located at a BP gas station at the corner of Frankstown and Saltsburg roads. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Verona PA 15147, 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 Appalachia,

and specifically

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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: Forbes Road (here, next to this marker); Wyckoff-Mason House (approx. one mile away); Morrow Barn-Penn Hebron Garden Club (approx. 1.4 miles away); Allegheny River Boulevard (approx. 1.8 miles away); a different marker also named Allegheny River Boulevard (approx. 1.8 miles away); Verona Veterans Memorial (approx. 2.1 miles away); Verona Roll of Honor (approx. 2.1 miles away); Spirit of the American Doughboy (approx. 2.1 miles away).

More about this marker. Next to Forbes Road-Bouquet Camp plaque at same location.

Photographed by Mike Wintermantel, March 13, 2011

2. Bouquet Camp Marker

Forbes Road Bouquet Camp Plaque image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mike Wintermantel, March 13, 2011

3. Forbes Road Bouquet Camp Plaque

Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on March 14, 2011, by Mike Wintermantel of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. This page has been viewed 2,460 times since then and 106 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on March 14, 2011, by Mike Wintermantel of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.