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    Braddock's Road: Mapping the British Expedition from Alexandria to the Monongahela

    by Norman L. Baker

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    Norman L. Baker is a retired aerospace engineer, award-winning journalist, historian and author. He is a board member of the Braddock Road Preservation Association and in 2011, he was inducted into the Virginia Historical Series Hall of Fame.

    Table of Contents

    Preface 9

    1 The Genesis 15

    2 The Initial Thrust: Alexandria to Fort Cumberland 25

    3 The Final Thrust: Fort Cumberland to the Monongahela 45

    4 Fort Cumberland to Grove Camp: To Camp 1 Via Sandy Gap of Will's Mountain and the Narrows 51

    5 George's Creek: Camp 1 to Camp 2 55

    6 Savage River: Camp 2 to Camp 3 59

    7 Little Meadows: Camp 3 to Camp 4 67

    8 Laurel Run: Camp 4 to Camp 5 73

    9 Bear Camp: Camp 5 to Camp 6 77

    10 Great Crossings: Camp 6 to Camp 7 83

    11 Scalping Camp: Camp 7 to Camp 8 89

    12 Steep Bank: Camp 8 to Camp 9 95

    13 Rock Camp: Camp 9 to Camp 10 99

    14 Gist's House: Camp 10 to Camp 11 103

    15 Stewart's Crossings: Camp 11 to Camp 12 107

    16 Over the River: Camp 12 to Camp 13 111

    17 Terrapin Creek: Camp 13 to Camp 14 117

    18 Jacobs' Cabins: Camp 14 to Camp 15 123

    19 Lick Camp: Camp 15 to Camp 16 127

    20 Hillside Camp: Camp 16 to Camp 17 133

    21 Monacatootha Camp: Camp 17 to Camp 18 137

    22 Blunder Camp: Camp 18 to Camp 19 141

    23 Sugar Creek Camp: Camp 19 to Camp 20 147

    Notes 153

    Bibliography 177

    Index 185

    About the Author 189

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    In 1755, Major General Edward Braddock and two army regiments set out from Alexandria with the objective of capturing Fort Duquesne, near present-day Pittsburgh. To transport their sizable train of artillery and wagons, they first had to build a road across the rugged Appalachian Mountains. It was almost 289 treacherous miles from Alexandria, Virginia, by way of Fort Cumberland in Maryland and on to the French fort; the road they built was one of the most impressive military engineering accomplishments of the eighteenth century. Historian Norman L. Baker chronicles the construction of the road and creates the definitive mapping of even those sections once thought lost. Join Baker as he charts the history of Braddock's Road until the ultimate catastrophic collision with the combined French and Indian forces.

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