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  2. Braddock Hills, Pennsylvania - Wikipedia

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    Braddock Hills is located northwest of Braddock's Field, the site of General Edward Braddock's 1755 defeat during the French and Indian War.The main road which winds through the borough, Brinton Road, was originally an Indian trail, used by the area's indigenous people to keep watch for their enemies.

  3. Braddock, Pennsylvania - Wikipedia

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    Braddock's Field. Braddock is named for General Edward Braddock (1695–1755), commander of American colonial forces at the start of the French and Indian War. [5] The Braddock Expedition to capture Fort Duquesne (modern day Pittsburgh) from the French led to the British general's own fatal wounding and a sound defeat of his troops after crossing the Monongahela River on July 9, 1755.

  4. List of Pennsylvania state historical markers in Allegheny ...

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    PA 380 (Saltsburg & Frankstown Roads), Petermans Corner, Penn Hills Township 40°29′03″N 79°49′09″W  /  40.4842°N 79.81918°W  / 40.4842; -79.81918  ( Forbes Road, 1758, Fort Bedford to Fort Duquesne - The Bouquet En

  5. Braddock's Field - Wikipedia

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    Braddock's Field is a historic battlefield on the banks of the Monongahela River, at Braddock, Pennsylvania, near the junction of Turtle Creek, about nine miles southeast of the "Forks of the Ohio" in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. In 1755, the Battle of the Monongahela was fought on Braddock's Field, which ended the Braddock Expedition.

  6. Edward Braddock - Wikipedia

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    General Braddock is the namesake of Braddock Borough, Mt. Braddock, Braddock Hills, and North Braddock in Pennsylvania; [8] the community of Braddock Heights or Braddock Mountain west of Frederick, Maryland; Braddock Middle School and Braddock Road in Cumberland, Maryland; and, in Virginia, Braddock Road, which runs from Alexandria to Aldie, a ...

  7. Woodland Hills School District - Wikipedia

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    Woodland Hills School District encompasses approximately 12 square miles (31 km 2). According to 2000 federal census data, it serves a resident population of 52,876. Woodland Hills School District was formed in July 1981 by a mandated merger of Edgewood, General Braddock, Swissvale, Churchill and Turtle Creek school districts. The Woodland ...

  8. National Register of Historic Places listings in Allegheny ...

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    Braddock: First Carnegie library built in the United States; designated a National Historic Landmark March 2, 2012 (as "Braddock Carnegie Library") 14: Andrew Carnegie Free Library: Andrew Carnegie Free Library: October 8, 1981 : 300 Beechwood Avenue

  9. List of Pittsburgh History and Landmarks Foundation Historic ...

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    The Pittsburgh History and Landmarks Foundation (PHLF) Historic Landmark plaque program was begun in 1968 in order to identify architecturally significant structures and significant pieces of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States's local heritage throughout Allegheny County. Nominations are reviewed by the private non-profit foundation's ...