Braddock’s Trail and 10th
Camp
Rock Fort Camp
Braddock's men had to cut a road wide enough to
accommodate the wagons and draft animals that accompanied them, as
well as the siege artillery that they brought along to use against
Fort Duquesne. Progress was painstakingly slow until Braddock
decided to split the force into two groups: a flying column of
about 1,500 men and a support column that would drag along the
artillery and supplies.
The flying column made rapid progress, and with
each day, the distance between it and the support column
increased.
On June 26, 1755, on the march to Fort Duquesne,
General Braddock's tenth camp 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. Washington met
him here in 1754
The Marker is Located near Hopwood, Pennsylvania,
in Fayette County. Marker is at the intersection of National Pike
(U.S. 40) and Jumonville Road (Pennsylvania Route 2021), on the
right when traveling west on National Pike.
Located along The National Road you’ll find
the “Braddock Road – Rock Fort Camp” road sign
and this Micro Cache. Parking is provided across the road at the
Summitt Inn or along the shoulder of Jumonville Road but Caution
must be used with passing traffic.
Only a Log Sheet and Stash note so
BYOP
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