A.D.1755 - Braddock's Road on Big Savage Mountain (2014)
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- The is the famous Braddock Road on the western slope of Big Savage Mountain in Garrett County, Maryland, in the Maryland panhandle. The scars of the road are still visible, even though the road was constructed and used in 1755. It was a daring military move at that time, through a dangerous wilderness area. The mission was a failure due to an ambush near present day Pittsburgh. George Washington was through here several times as a young man. The road was used for many years after the expedition for settlers and traders moving west over the Allegheny Mountains into the Ohio Valley, and was the basis for the National Road, which is today's US 40. It was one of the first places American colonists crossed the mountains into the Mississippi watershed. I have to give Norman Baker, Robert Lantz, and John Lacock credit for all the work they have done on this subject.
and Braddock & team had to sleep in that 32F weather
I dream of finding a relic from the troops.
Yes, that would be fascinating. Do you have a metal detector? I have seen videos of people finding old coins in the road with metal detectors.
Yeah I've been detecting for years. I actually live just over the hill from Braddock PA.
I was born and raised in North Braddock. Alot to detect around that area.
I am leaving so much about my town. Why wouldn't they teach this is school. I don't remember learning about this stuff. I am so fascinated and excited to learn more
This might be part of THE OLD BRADDOCK ROAD TRACE. I think what happened is the wagons tear up the ground, then it rained. So the steeper the grade the more water and more dirt was removed. When the road goes onto a flat area the RUT if any is hard to see. I never knew what I found on Haystack Mountain might of been an old wagon road. In about 1966 me any my friends built a log cabin on a small flat spot on Haystack. Just up the hill was this rut, I always though it was where someone drug logs down the mountain. When we walked the RUT up the mountain it disappeared when we reached the flat part of the mountain. This RUT kind of lines up with Seton Drive at Braddock Road at the top and at the bottom near the corner of Wilmont Ave. and Karns Ave. From the corner of Fayette Street and Karns Ave. its a gentle grade up Haystack Mountain toward the intersection of Seton Drive and Braddock Road. I guess some day Someone will check this out. Joseph Edward McKenzie July 05,2017.
I think you've found Braddock's Rd! I will look in Norman Baker's book, and verify it, but I read the book and I remember he wrote of two colonial roads on Haystack Mt, one of which is the authentic Braddock's Road. If I remember correctly, Baker referred to the ruts at Seton Rd as you described.
According to Baker, Braddock's road follows Camden Ave to its end on the mountainside. Then it passes through housing developments beyond. The course of the old road is crossed by Seton and Seneca before reaching route 49. He indicates the traces of Braddock's road and another colonial road are visible in the woods immediately east of Sandy Gap. The other colonial road is south of the original Braddock's road.
Awesome
I'm from cumberland, MD. And I am trying to learn about my town.. I was wondering if back in that time. Indians or Edward Braddock and his military ever left markings with trees. Not like on them but use dead one and lay them out. Like what I found was something kids could not have done.. and it took forever for us to get to the top.. it was like long trees layer down and the ends were crossed and formed a huge somewhat square. Not perfect. O didn't have my phone. I am making my husband go again today.. we found crystals and awesome fossils.. I have a cheap metal detector.. I need to get a good one.. I hope you understand what I am trying to ask.. not sure if it is a silly question or not.
I know they marked trees with cuts and scars. The Indians used to bend saplings to grow along the ground to mark trails and river crossings (which grew into large trees with strange shapes). As far as what you are describing, I don’t know...it’s possible. My first question would be: how long could dead trees remain? I would think they would decompose over 300 years. The structures could have been made in the 1800’s or 1900’s. It would be hard to tell. Could it be the base of an old log cabin?
@@daejeon0607 yeah. I thought about it after I posted it.. I get excited ... 😆 dead trees wouldn't last that long.. I have seen 2 bent trees around here. I have always loved the looks of trees.. we are about to take a 4 wheeler back up there. There were some really cool big rocks as well.. the one was so cool it looked like a tree as in it was like fossiled on the rock.. of that makes sence.. found some crystals as well.. big wooden mushrooms. It was just cool to finally understand how life was all those years ago and to know what traveled through.. idk.. thanks for commenting back.. sometimes I have silly things run through this head of mine. I need to think k before I type. Hehe.
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