Braddock Expedition - Shippensburg, PA
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N 40° 02.880 W 077° 31.600
18T E 284463 N 4436143
This marker references Shippensburg's tie to an expedition led by Gen. Edward Braddock to take Fort Duquesne in 1755...it didn't go well.
Waymark Code: WM39YJ
Location: Pennsylvania, United States
Date Posted: 03/02/2008
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This campaign took place during the French & Indian War - Braddock's forces were defeated & he was killed during an ambush known as the Battle of the Monongahela a few miles from the fort. Col. George Washington was able to organize a tactical retreat, and was seen as a hero of the battle.
Marker text is as follows:
In 1755 supplies for Braddock's army were stored here in Edward Shippen's strong stone house "at the back Run." James Burd, the son-in-law of Shippen, opened a road to carry these supplies to the west. After Braddock's defeat remaining supplies were given to sufferers from Indian attacks.
Marker Name: Braddock Expedition
County: Cumberland
Date Dedicated: 11/03/1961
Marker Type: Roadside
Location: US 11 (W. King St.), Shippensburg
Category: French & Indian War, Military
Website: [Web Link]
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