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Near Mt. Pleasant in Fayette County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
 

Braddock's Military Road 1755 Great Swamp Camp

 
 
Braddock's Military Road 1755 - Great Swamp Camp Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Jay Stern, July 26, 2013
1. Braddock's Military Road 1755 - Great Swamp Camp Marker
Inscription. This tablet marks the site of General Edward Braddock's fourteenth encampment or bivouac. Here Braddock's army spent the night July 1, 1755 having marched five miles from their camp on the east side of the Youghiogheny near Connellsville. The army halted here a day until a swamp was bridged or corduroyed. The next day they marched only one mile to "Jacob's Cabin Camp" where more bridging of the swamp was necessary.

This Tablet is erected to commemorate the 200th anniversary of the birth of George Washington
 
Erected 1932 by Mrs. D.L. Newell of Mount Pleasant, PA.
 
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: War, French and Indian. In addition, it is included in the Braddock’s Road and Maj. Gen. Edward Braddock series list. A significant historical date for this entry is July 1, 1872.
 
Location. 40° 6.984′ N, 79° 31.861′ W. Marker is near Mt. Pleasant, Pennsylvania, in Fayette County. Marker is on Mudd School Road, 0.2 miles east of Gimlet Hill Road, on the right when traveling east. Directly to the SE is a marker for the Jacobs Creek Watershed Dam built under the Watershed Protection and Flood Prevention Act. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Mount Pleasant PA 15666, United States of America. Touch for directions.
 
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 3 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies
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. Henry Clay Frick (approx. 1˝ miles away); Ore Mines Drill (approx. 1.7 miles away); Beehive Coke Oven (approx. 1.9 miles away); West Overton Historical House (approx. 1.9 miles away); a different marker also named Henry Clay Frick (approx. 1.9 miles away); Veterans Memorial (approx. 2 miles away); The Story of Penn Park (approx. 2.2 miles away); Arts & Culture (approx. 2.2 miles away).
 
Facing NW along Mudd School Road image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Jay Stern, July 26, 2013
2. Facing NW along Mudd School Road
Intersection of Gimlet Hill Road in background.
Facing SE along Mudd School Road image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Jay Stern, July 26, 2013
3. Facing SE along Mudd School Road
Jacobs Creek Watershed Dam Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Jay Stern, July 26, 2013
4. Jacobs Creek Watershed Dam Marker
Located a few feet SE of the marker.
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on July 26, 2013, by Jay Stern of Connellsville, Pennsylvania. This page has been viewed 861 times since then and 26 times this year. Last updated on August 7, 2013, by Keith S Smith of West Chester, Pennsylvania. Photos:   1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on July 26, 2013, by Jay Stern of Connellsville, Pennsylvania. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.

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