Bushy Run Battlefield

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Bushy Run Battlefield
Picnic Pavilion (available For Full Or Half Day Rental For Parties)
Stone Room In The Museum (available For Parties Or Weddings)
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Bushy Run Battlefield today operates as a Pennsylvania State Park open to the public year round. Many visitors enjoy the walking/hiking trails that wind around the battlefield. Others enjoy the large open grass areas that are perfect for playing games or just enjoying the view. Bushy Run Heritage Society operates a museum and visitor's center on the property and is open May through October Wednesday to Saturday from 9-5 and Sundays from 12-5. For a nominal fee guests walk through our permanent exhibit entitled "The Road to Bushy Run" and receive a guided tour of the battlefield via golf cart or walking if you prefer.

The 213 acres of forested and grassy areas that comprise Bushy Run Battlefield, Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, can be viewed as one large historical entity. The events that transpired here in August 1763, during Pontiac’s War, forever set Bushy Run apart as a place of historical significance. The battle near Bushy Run and the events of Pontiac’s War leading to the battle add to the understanding of the Indian-European culture clash, which is an important theme in American history. The battle also has a place in the broader study of American settlement and expansion, and possesses great significance in the realm of British, American and Indian military history. The British victory at Bushy Run was the critical turning point in Pontiac’s War. It also prevented the capture of Fort Pitt (Pittsburgh) and restored lines of communication between the frontier and eastern settlements. The British victory helped to keep the “gateway to western expansion” open.

Bushy Run Battlefield is the only historic site or museum that deals exclusively with Pontiac’s War, one of the most significant Native American conflicts in American History. The battlefield today is topographically intact. Combatants’ positions and maneuvers can be “seen” and understood and the wooded acres (90 acres) give a sense of the original environment at the time of the battle. Self-guiding trails, guided tours and interpretive programs return visitors to the days of the battle. Interpretive exhibits located in a modern Visitor’s Center aid the visitor in understanding the significance of the events that occurred at Bushy Run.

Annual Events

Bushy Run hold a number of annual event throughout the open season. Check the website for specific dates and times
May - Spring Tea and Nature Walk
June - Community Picnic
July- Car Cruise and History Day Camp
August - Battle of Bushy Run reenactment (first full weekend in August)
October- Fall Tea, Nature Walk, and Haunted Hayride
December- Children's Christmas Party
Throughout the year we hold a number of lectures with guest speakers

Front Enterance

Front Enterance

The Museum

The Museum

Log Cabin on property

Log Cabin on property

Monument at the site of the 1st days battle

Monument at the site of the 1st days battle

Monument at the site of the 2nd days battle

Monument at the site of the 2nd days battle

In the Museum

In the Museum

In the Museum

In the Museum

The grounds

The grounds

Hiking Trail

Hiking Trail

Hiking Trail

Hiking Trail

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Contact

Bushy Run Battlefield
1253 Bushy Run Road
Jeannette
Pennsylvania
15232
United States
7245275584

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