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

Welcome to Bushy Run Battlefield

Photographed by Don Morfe, July 17, 2013

1. Welcome to Bushy Run Battlefield Marker

Inscription. Bushy Run Battlefield is the 1763 site of a battle between Native Americans and British forces under the command of Colonel Henry Bouquet. This battle stopped a Native American attempt to regain lands controlled by the British and allowed western colonization. Relive this important event by visiting the permanent exhibit, “The March to Bushy Run”, in our Visitor Center. Thank you for your patronage.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: War, French and Indian. In addition, it is included in the National Historic Landmarks series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1763.

Location. 40° 21.433′ N, 79° 37.55′ W. Marker is near Jeannette, Pennsylvania, in Westmoreland County. It is in Penn Township. It is on Bushy Run Road (Pennsylvania Route 993) 0.6 miles east of Gongaware Road, on the left when traveling east. The marker is located on the grounds of the Bushy Run Battlefield Park. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1253 Bushy Run Road, Jeannette PA 15644, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the Laurel Highlands

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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: Ambushed (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Andrew Byerly's Spring (about 300 feet away); The Iroquois Nature Trail (about 400 feet away); Bushy Run Battlefield (about 500 feet away); Pontiac's War (about 500 feet away); The Central Fire (about 600 feet away); After The Battle (about 600 feet away); Bushy Run Station (about 600 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Jeannette.

Also see . . . Bushy Run Battlefield website. (Submitted on August 7, 2013, by Bill Pfingsten of Bel Air, Maryland.)

Photographed by Don Morfe, July 17, 2013

2. Welcome to Bushy Run Battlefield Marker

Photographed by Don Morfe, July 17, 2013

3. Welcome to Bushy Run Battlefield Marker

Plaque at the Bushy Run Battlefield Visitor Center image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Bradley Owen, April 9, 2025

4. Plaque at the Bushy Run Battlefield Visitor Center

Bushy Run Battlefield
Has been designated a
Registered National
Historic Landmark
Under the provisions of the Historic Sites Act of August 21, 1935
This site possesses exceptional value in commemorating and illustrating the history of the United States
U. S. Department of the Interior
National Park Service
1963

Registered National Historic Landmark Plaque at the Visitor Center image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Bradley Owen, April 9, 2025

5. Registered National Historic Landmark Plaque at the Visitor Center

Plaque is located at the left on the Visitors Center.

Credits. This page was last revised on April 26, 2025. It was originally submitted on August 7, 2013, by Don Morfe of Baltimore, Maryland. This page has been viewed 961 times since then and 43 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on August 7, 2013, by Don Morfe of Baltimore, Maryland. 4, 5. submitted on April 26, 2025, by Bradley Owen of Morgantown, West Virginia. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.