Bushy Run Battlefield

Bushy Run Battlefield
The Battle of Bushy Run Monument marks the site of the "flour bag fort" on Edge Hill
Bushy Run Battlefield is located in Pennsylvania
Bushy Run Battlefield
Bushy Run Battlefield is located in the United States
Bushy Run Battlefield
LocationWestmoreland County, Pennsylvania, USA
Nearest cityHarrison City, Pennsylvania
Coordinates40°21′19″N 79°37′12″W / 40.35528°N 79.62000°W / 40.35528; -79.62000
Area218 acres (88 ha)
NRHP reference No.66000696[1]
Significant dates
Added to NRHPOctober 15, 1966[1]
Designated NHLOctober 9, 1960[3]
Designated PHMCSeptember 14, 1964[2]

Bushy Run Battlefield Park is a historical park operated by the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission (PHMC) and the Bushy Run Battlefield Heritage Society on 218 acres (88 ha) in Penn Township, Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania in the United States. It was the site of the Battle of Bushy Run fought on August 5–6, 1763 during the Pontiac's Rebellion. The battle was a major victory for the British and enabled them to secure their control of the Ohio River Valley and what was to become the Northwest Territory.

Bushy Run Battlefield Park was established as a Pennsylvania state park in 1927 and declared a National Historic Landmark in 1960. Bushy Run Battlefield Park is the only historic site or museum that deals exclusively with Pontiac's Rebellion and Pennsylvania's only recognized Native American battlefield.[4][5] The park is located on Pennsylvania Route 993 near Harrison City and Jeannette.

  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ "PHMC Historical Markers". Historical Marker Database. Pennsylvania Historical & Museum Commission. Archived from the original on December 7, 2013. Retrieved December 30, 2013.
  3. ^ "Bushy Run Battlefield". National Historic Landmark summary listing. National Park Service. Archived from the original on June 5, 2008. Retrieved November 4, 2007.
  4. ^ "Mission". Bushy Run Battlefield. Archived from the original on August 28, 2024. Retrieved August 28, 2024.
  5. ^ "Bushy Run Battlefield | Commonwealth of Pennsylvania". www.pa.gov. Archived from the original on August 29, 2024. Retrieved August 29, 2024.