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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMS0J_national-road_Hopwood-PA.html
From the creation of the National Road in 1806 until the advent of the railroads in the 1850s, thousands of travellers crossed Chestnut Ridge between the East and Midwest. Founded in 1791, Hopwood was a major resting stop for traffic in both direc…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2TH_braddock-road-rock-fort-camp_Hopwood-PA.html
General Braddock's tenth camp, June 26, 1755, on the march to Fort Duquesne, was at the Half King's Rock, one mile NE of here. The Rock was named for Washington's friend Tanacharisson, the Iroquois viceroy (half king) of the Ohio Indians. Washingt…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2T8_washington-braddock-road-1754-1756_Hopwood-PA.html
Remnant of the Great Rock or the Half King's Rock mentioned by early cartographers.
The famous Washington-Braddock Road emerging from Laurel Hill Mountain one hundred yards eastward turned northward at this point.
Rock Fort Camp, where Bra…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2SY_washingtons-spring_Hopwood-PA.html
This spring lies in the direct path of what was known as Nemacolin's Trail. Afterwards Braddock's Road, and was a favorite sampling spot in early days.George Washington visited here first in November, 1753, and again in May, 1954. On the night of …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2SR_braddock-road-dunbars-camp_Hopwood-PA.html
General Braddock's army ascended the ridge east of this point and advanced toward Gist's Plantation. Col. Dunbar's detachment, following with the heavy baggage, made its last camp here. Later, as Braddock's defeated army streamed back, Dunbar dest…