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- Date: June 19, 1755
- Location: Little Crossings
- Key Information: The army reached this point, marking the first major crossing of the Youghiogheny River.
“The Little Crossings” (of the Little Youghiogeny River now called Castleman’s River). So called by George Washington when he crossed on June 19, 1755, with General Edward Braddock on the ill-fated expedition to Fort Duquesne (Pittsburgh).
Castleman’s River Bridge (formerly “Little Youghiogeny”). Erected 1813 by David Shriver, Jr., superintendent of the “Cumberland Road” (the National Road). This 80 foot span was the largest stone arch in America at the time. It was continuously used from 1813 to 1933.
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