Braddock Heights, Maryland, ca. 1908 : Braddock Springs
Identifier
mdpc061_001
Title
Braddock Heights , Maryland , ca. 1908 : Braddock Springs
Creator
C. E. Wheelock and Company, Peoria, Il.
Subject
Postcards--Maryland--Braddock Heights Braddock Heights (Md.)--History--Pictorial works
Description
Braddock Springs , situated near Braddock Heights . The inscription on the postcard claims that it was the place "where General Braddock of revolutionary fame watered his men and horses. " Although it is possible that General Edward Braddock (1695-1755) , his soldiers and horses indeed drank water from the springs , Braddock died twenty years before the American Revolutionary War began . His military fame came from his brief time as the commander of British forces during the French and Indian War , which resulted in his being mortally wounded in battle near Fort Duquesne (located in present-day Pittsburgh) . The fact that a young George Washington served as General Edward Braddock's aide-de-camp may be why Braddock came to be associated with the revolutionary period . The man and the boy posing on the postcard were not identified .
Holding Institution
Enoch Pratt Free Library / State Library Resource Center
Collection
Maryland Department, Postcard Collection
Date
ca. 1908
Date Digital
2010-02-25
Type
Image
Format
Digital reproduction of 1 colored postcard, 9 x 14 cm
Coverage (Time Period)
1901-1910
Access Rights
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OCLC number
720695403
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