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This tablet marks the site of General Edward Braddock’s eighteenth encampment called Monacatootha Camp from an unhappy incident on the march. Monacatooha’s son was shot by accident by Braddock’s own men. General Braddock as soon as the army camped sent for the Indians, condoled with them, made them presents and buried the warrior’s son with military honors. Here Braddock’s army camped July 6, 1755. The next encampment was at Circleville.
This tablet was erected to commemorate the 200th anniversary of the birth of George Washington by the school children of Sewickley Township November 23, 1932.
- Date: July 9, 1755
- Location: Near the Monongahela River
- Key Information: The army forded the Monongahela River twice without resistance, entering the final leg toward Fort Duquesne.
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