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

Bushy Run

Photographed by Mike Wintermantel, October 7, 2011

1. Bushy Run Marker

Inscription. Four miles to the north, 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° 18.65′ N, 79° 37.135′ W. Marker is in Jeannette, Pennsylvania, in Westmoreland County. It is at the intersection of Lincoln Highway (U.S. 30) and Lowry Avenue, on the right when traveling west on Lincoln Highway. Located by the parking lot of PNC Bank in Jeannette. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Jeannette PA 15644, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the Laurel Highlands

and in Greater Pittsburgh.

It is also in the

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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 3 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Jeannette District War Memorial (approx. 0.4 miles away); "The Flame of Freedom" (approx. 1.1 miles away); American Saint Gobain Employees World War II Memorial (approx. 1.3 miles away); Henry Allshouse Memorial (approx. 1½ miles away); Adamsburg Community Veterans Memorial (approx. 2.1 miles away); Brush Creek Salem Church (approx. 2.1 miles away); Saint Boniface Military Monument (approx. 2.2 miles away); Fort Allen (approx. 2.4 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Jeannette.

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 924 times since then and 26 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on October 7, 2011, by Mike Wintermantel of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.