Braddock’s Road

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Braddock’s Road was an 18th-century military route cut through the wilderness of what is now Maryland and Pennsylvania to move British troops and supplies during the French and Indian War.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf 18th-century road
historic military road
approximateLength about 110 miles
associatedWith Battle of the Monongahela
Braddock Expedition
builder British soldiers
colonial militia
builtFor British Army
Major General Edward Braddock’s expedition
conflict French and Indian War (as part of British America)
surface form: French and Indian War
connects Ohio Valley region
surface form: Ohio River valley

Potomac River region
constructionStartDate 1755
country British America
crosses Allegheny Mountains
endPoint vicinity of Fort Duquesne
follows Native American trails
heritageStatus partly preserved as historic route
historicalPeriod colonial America
inception mid-18th century
influenced later transportation routes in the region
locatedIn Maryland
Pennsylvania
United States of America
surface form: United States
namedAfter Edward Braddock
partOf French and Indian War (as part of British America)
surface form: French and Indian War
significance opened interior of Maryland and Pennsylvania to later settlement
startPoint Fort Cumberland
terrain Appalachia
surface form: Appalachian wilderness
use military logistics
supply transport
troop movement

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Braddock Expedition constructed Braddock’s Road