Kittanning in Armstrong County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

Blanket Hill

Photographed by Mike Wintermantel, September 25, 2011

1. Blanket Hill Marker

Inscription. So named for the blankets left by the Armstrong expedition after destroying Kittanning. Here also was a stopping point of the troops on September 7, 1756 en route to attack the Indians.

Erected 1946 by Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Indigenous Peoples and Communities • War, French and Indian. In addition, it is included in the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission (PHMC) series list. A significant historical month for this entry is September 1900.

Location. 40° 45.894′ N, 79° 25.001′ W. Marker is in Kittanning, Pennsylvania, in Armstrong County. It is on Benjamin Franklin Highway (U.S. 422) 0.3 miles east of Simpson Church Road, on the right when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 12574 Benjamin Franklin Highway, Kittanning PA 16201, 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 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 Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Confederacy

and also one of the original Thirteen Colonies.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 6 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: A different marker also named Blanket Hill (here, next to this marker); Manorville (approx. 5.6 miles away); Fort Armstrong (approx. 5.7 miles away); Elderton (approx. 5.8 miles away); The Pottery Industry in Ford City (approx. 5.9 miles away); Kittanning

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(approx. 6 miles away); Education In Ford City (approx. 6 miles away); 10th Street Station (approx. 6 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Kittanning.

Photographed by Mike Wintermantel, September 25, 2011

2. Blanket Hill Marker

Looking west on Benjamin Franklin Highway (US 422)

Credits. This page was last revised on October 24, 2024. It was originally submitted on September 25, 2011, by Mike Wintermantel of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. This page has been viewed 3,683 times since then and 181 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on September 25, 2011, by Mike Wintermantel of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.