Delmont in Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

Bushy Run

Photographed by Mike Wintermantel, October 7, 2011

1. Bushy Run Marker

Inscription. Three miles to the south, at Bushy Run, an army under Colonel Henry Bouquet defeated the Indians, August 5-6, 1763. This raised the siege of Fort Pitt and opened the gateway for settlement of the West. It is now a State Park.

Erected 1946 by Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Forts and Castles • Indigenous Peoples and Communities • Settlements & Settlers • War, French and Indian. In addition, it is included in the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission (PHMC) series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1763.

Location. 40° 24.843′ N, 79° 34.352′ W. Marker is in Delmont, Pennsylvania, in Westmoreland County. It is on Sheridan Road (Pennsylvania Route 66) 0 miles north of Pittsburgh Street, on the right when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Delmont PA 15626, United States of America. Touch for directions.

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: Salem Crossroads Historic District (about 600 feet away, measured in a direct line); Delmont's Water Trough (approx. 0.2 miles away); New Salem Borough 100th Anniversary (approx. ¼ mile away); Delmont (approx. ¼ mile away); Delmont War Monument

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(approx. ¼ mile away); a different marker also named Delmont (approx. 0.4 miles away); Deane S. Van Dyke Jr. (approx. half a mile away); Eastview Union Cemetery Veterans Memorial (approx. half a mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Delmont.

More about this marker. Marker is along PA Route 66, high traffic volume makes it hard to get a good shot of the marker.

Also see . . . Welcome to Bushy Run Battlefield. (Submitted on October 7, 2011, by Mike Wintermantel of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.)

Photographed by Mike Wintermantel, October 7, 2011

2. Bushy Run Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on October 7, 2011, by Mike Wintermantel of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. This page has been viewed 1,234 times since then and 36 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on October 7, 2011, by Mike Wintermantel of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.