Latrobe in Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
Twelve Mile Camp
Photographed by Mike Wintermantel, October 7, 2011
1. Twelve Mile Camp Marker
Erected 1946 by Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission.
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Military • 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° 17.046′ N, 79° 23.695′ W. Marker is in Latrobe, Pennsylvania, in Westmoreland County. It is on Lincoln Highway (U.S. 30) 0.1 miles west of Technology Way (Pennsylvania Route 981), on the right when traveling east. Located on US 30 at end of runway of Arnold Palmer Airport. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Latrobe PA 15650, 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 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Saint Vincent Shaft Veterans Monument (approx. 0.4 miles away); Saint Vincent (approx. 0.6 miles away); Right Reverend Boniface Wimmer, O.S. B. (approx. 0.7 miles away); Site of Sportsman's Hall Log Cabin (approx. 0.7 miles away); Saint Vincent Gristmill and Westlands
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Photographed by Mike Wintermantel, October 7, 2011
2. Twelve Mile Camp Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on October 9, 2011, by Mike Wintermantel of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. This page has been viewed 3,126 times since then and 53 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on October 9, 2011, by Mike Wintermantel of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
