the site of General Edward Braddock’s sixteenth encampment named “Salt Lick Camp.” Here Braddock’s army camped July 3, 1755, after having marched six miles from Jacobs Cabin Camp. The circuitous route via Mount Pleasant was made to get around a great swamp. Six miles beyond was Braddock’s next camp called “Thicketty Run Camp.”

• Date: July 8, 1755
• Location: Near the Monongahela River
• Key Information: The army camped within striking distance of Fort Duquesne, making final preparations for the assault.