Out of the Woods: Battlefields of Western Pennsylvania

[@bobray8637]

Pittsburgh is a very very underrated but one of the most essential cities in American history.

[@billt6116]

Just South south East of Pittsburgh at the crossing between Greensburg and Delmont of highway 22... I once thought I saw reenactors out in the field to the northeast corner of the intersection In bivuac at night.. When I asked a local about it, He said there were no re-enactors. I started to protest that I had seen them. He held up a hand, And said I know, I've seen it too, But it's not re-enactors,.. I don't know what to tell you it is, But if you go look, The grass is not knocked over and there's no burn marks from the fires. So the next time I passed in the daylight , I looked, And he was right! I know they wore slouched hats, And had rifles stacked in tipi like cones... They were slightly visible in the light cast by the fire... That wasn't there.

[@lildannefantom6195]

Were you eating shrooms?

[@happyjourneywithlynn2534]

You could have seen “spirits”?

[@buzsalmon]

Thank you to everyone connected to this presentation! Well done folks!

[@susanmontgomery5418]

This makes me miss home so much. Good job on the history I miss seeing the Civil War re-enactments in Pennsylvania

[@robertrivera9162]

This is very interesting. This history not mentioned in very many public schools and yet is one of major parts of our American history.

[@olentangy74]

This is a very well done presentation. Great photography and narration done by individuals who know the subject matter. While traveling home from a family reunion, I was able to visit Fort Neccesity, on earlier visits spent a day at Fort Ligonier. The state of Pennsylvania does a great job of preserving its history. Although I live in Florida I always enjoy the beauty of Western Pa, and look forward to visiting again.

[@c.m.r.artifacts84]

I am a direct descendant of Christopher Gist, his cabin was near the Great Meadows near a cross section of Indian paths. It was burned numerous times and rebuilt, the first being before Fort Necessity.

[@KarinaTheDreama]

Well I think our ancestors would’ve been close neighbors & kinsmen during the historical time. Not much of mine is documented I believe bcuz he was indoctrinated into the Mohawk tribe which at the time was suicidal. He did much for our Independence nevertheless. It was good to see ur post.

[@tammygronskei6776]

Pennsylvania is so pretty I like the natural beauty of Pennsylvania.

[@keiththomas3141]

Me too!

[@g-mang-man7924]

Being from Washington, PA I love learning history of my hometown

[@k.s.3748]

Well done, man!

[@davidlentz1946]

That was an absolutely excellent video ! Very informative. First rate all the way.

[@schmangusschmangus8628]

Wonderful video that made me aware of more places to visit. I was an idiot when I lived in Pittsburgh for most of my life and didn't visit most of these places but after I moved to Florida then I became a tourist in my former home state

[@jerryjones188]

Wonderful job on the entire presentation! Thank you!

[@WQED]

Thank you, Jerry!

[@durgadurgin1612]

It's interesting how significant Pittsburgh was in history. I grew up going to Fort Ligonier in Oct and going to Fort Necessity for boy scouts and I'm only a couple minutes away from bushy run

[@mattgour5874]

North and South Western PA is beautiful. If i remember correctly there is still Old growth forests somewhere up north

[@keiththomas3141]

Hearts Content and Cooks Forest are Old Growth Forests.

[@tomnagy2785]

Thanks Mike

[@mattthompson2075]

Great video! Very well done.

[@benjaminrush4443]

Done Well. Thank you.

[@dougmuzzy2475]

My great great great grandfather Was apart of the 42ed infantry of the North Western Pennsylvania bucktails from Spartanburg p.a. his final resting place is on are family farm that he sattled down and raised a family in 1865 but after he passed away We keep the farm all the way up in till we lost it in 2019

[@natedog1619]

Losing a family farm is about to become reality for many across PA. Kiss your homesteads goodbye if people keep accepting the new world order

[@Joe-fi2ir]

Just respectfully asking, how did you lose your family farm?

[@feedyourmind6713]

Well done. The road built by Washingtons' men eventually became one of the most important routes in America's development. It was, yrs later, the very first nationally funded roadway in the US.

[@dckillsall2425]

Pittsburgh fueled the world baby I love my city

[@dougmuzzy2475]

We also was a prowess owner of the only treading post in warren country Pennsylvania back in 1865 to 1900s

[@keiththomas3141]

I saw where General Braddock was buried.

[@corneliuswowbagger]

The confluence of the Allegheny and the Monongahela forming the Ohio was critical to the settlement of the nation. I have been trying to understand why my family turned northwest at Winchester instead of following most of the rest of the Scots Irish down the Warrior’s path to the Cumberland Gap. They eventually ended up pioneering their own trail west. I think the answer is they thought they could make a go of farming in the South Branch Valley (bad call based on personal experience of flooding and drought) and then after that didn’t work out struck out along a trail they had pioneered for trade to the upper Ohio Valley. They settled near Wheeling, but were soon looking for land near Pittsburgh as Wheeling to an extent and Pittsburgh were gateways to the west.

[@cathleenweston3541]

My family were Scots Irish that moved to Burgettstown Pa after the Rev. They were in the York barrens first. They are buried there. I would like to go one day. Raccoon Creek area. Mcnary. Good family. Fought at Trenton and on the Frontier. Probably started the Whiskey Rebellion! Lol. Had the still confiscated though. So proud of my heritage!

[@jeff1586er]

@@cathleenweston3541 The Whiskey Rebellion was started in the house across 2nd on Front Street that had been a tavern.

[@countpicula]

This was surprisingly good.

[@danieljones1981]

Forbes Ave. Is named for him.. didnt know that

[@KarinaTheDreama]

What can be said about Andrew Byerly here? My ancestor is rumored to have been at Braddocks aid & burial& whom fetched water from a spring during the night at Bushy Run, he had set up his flour bags & gave aid to prepare the injured for the next morning at Bushy Run. The furthest west homestead had been his at Fort Pitt or next to it called “Byerly Station.” Can anyone there give any confirmation of this for myself and the rest of his ppl who live. Ow, descendants of his? The Famous Baker, Washington’s Famous Foot Race? Andrew (Andreas) Byerly (Beyerle) came from Switzerland was German speaking in 1736 and bought, owned the Lancaster Inn. He was in his early to mid 20”s. Charming Diane was the ship that left France w some 30pp, arriving w only 8 survivors near Germantown? Maybe Bedford. This may be my only Legacy.

[@nickphillips2125]

At 2:44 "...the French take an army out... down the Monongahela river". NOPE: was UP the river, not down

[@charlmaynehawthorne9372]

Yes it was.

[@brittneycowell7621]

My 6x great grandfather was John “white Peter” Klingensmith

[@zaidamaganda]

If I remember correctly, I'm a descendant of his brother.

[@corneliuswowbagger]

The first Court west of the Allegheny was at Blacks Cabin, Virginia, now West Liberty, West Virginia not in Pennsylvania.

[@jake65silk53]

Fort ligonier is like 5 minutes away from my house

[@georgedavis6583]

Interesting story... An article published in The Roanoke Times on April 15, 1951 claims that Braddock was shot dead by an American soldier called Benjamin Bolling. According to the article, Bolling intentionally shot Braddock to protect the lives of his fellow American soldiers during the ambush, as British troops were firing at American troops under the mistaken impression that they were actually French troops due to the fact that many Americans had taken cover in the tree line. The death of Braddock then allowed for Washington to take command and order a retreat, which, according to the article, allowed for the Americans to fall back without being further fired upon by the confused British, saving many of their lives.[4]

[@raymond8784]

The European open field battle tactics got smashed by enemies in the woods and convinced the Americans that they could defeat the Brits later on. Rhode Island reg'ts did in 1778. Hip hip huzzah.

[@jeff1586er]

It was said Pittsburgh wouldn't turn out to be much, it was too close to Brownsville.

[@danieljones1981]

The girl at ft lieagioer is soooo cute. A history geeks dream girl

[@BackMarcus-n5k]

Lee Timothy Moore Steven Jones Thomas

[@annapassenier6930]

Loveley video but it does not tell much of the Native tribes that lived there.

[@WQED]

Thanks, Anna! We gladly welcome feedback for future content!

[@richardgorski9922]

Muzzleloading possibles bag

[@garycole520]

This seems more like propaganda than objective history. Washington was more interested in getting a British Army commission and history would have been different had he fought for the British. A fact that is hardly ever mentioned is thousands of American loyalists fought for the British. The so called war for independence was actually an economic war led mostly by Virginia Slave plantation owners. The Native Americans defeated the United States on the frontier and were not even included in the treaty negotiations. The frontier war continued until after the Battle of Fallen Timber’s in 1794.

[@letsdriveanindianpath9785]

The more you study history, Gary, the more you realize it is all propaganda. So, you listen and ask, "Why were they telling this story?" and "Why do we continue to tell it?"

[@mns8732]

Don't forget that slaves built fort Pitt. Forbes obviously is gay.

[@mns8732]

This isnt good history.

[@jtc2366]

I like it