Though his name was spelled somewhat differently, it is commonly accepted that Boquet was named after General Henry Bouquet, a British army officer of the 18th century. The community lies along the original route of the Forbes Road, the road created by a British/colonial force under British General John Forbes to displace the French from Fort Duquesne in 1758. It was the second road into western Pennsylvania, the first having been Braddock's Road in 1755. Within a few years of its creation, the segment of Forbes Road that Boquet would come to be located upon was removed several miles to the south. The newer, more southerly variant diverged from the original near present SR 66, east of Boquet, and rejoined the original road several miles west of Boquet. The Battle of Bushy Run, part of Pontiac's War, took place at a site on the newer, more southerly route of Forbes' Road.
Although General John Forbes was the commander of the military expedition that created the road, Colonel Henri Boquet had become the de facto commander, as General Forbes was very ill. Also named after Henri Boquet are Boquet Street in the Oakland section of Pittsburgh, and a blockhouse at the site of Fort Pitt, named Boquet's Redoubt. This blockhouse, built in 1764, is commonly considered to be the oldest structure in western Pennsylvania.
Landmarksedit
Possibly the most significant landmark in the Boquet area is the Greensburg-Jeannette Regional airport. Just over a mile's distance from the community lies the site of the Battle of Bushy Run, an important part of the Pontiac’s War. Re-enactments of the battle are held during the summer.
Other prominent places in and around Boquet include three golf courses: Cloverleaf Golf Club, Westmoreland Country Club, and Manor Valley Country Club. In addition, Boquet is home to numerous historical buildings from the 19th century, including a former whiskey bonding house, built of cut stone in 1818, that has since been remodeled into a home.
boquet, pennsylvania, this, article, does, cite, sources, please, help, improve, this, article, adding, citations, reliable, sources, unsourced, material, challenged, removed, find, sources, news, newspapers, books, scholar, jstor, june, 2019, learn, when, rem. This article does not cite any sources Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Boquet Pennsylvania news newspapers books scholar JSTOR June 2019 Learn how and when to remove this message Boquet is an unincorporated community in Penn Township Westmoreland County Pennsylvania United States Etymology editThis section does not cite any sources Please help improve this section by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed January 2023 Learn how and when to remove this message Though his name was spelled somewhat differently it is commonly accepted that Boquet was named after General Henry Bouquet a British army officer of the 18th century The community lies along the original route of the Forbes Road the road created by a British colonial force under British General John Forbes to displace the French from Fort Duquesne in 1758 It was the second road into western Pennsylvania the first having been Braddock s Road in 1755 Within a few years of its creation the segment of Forbes Road that Boquet would come to be located upon was removed several miles to the south The newer more southerly variant diverged from the original near present SR 66 east of Boquet and rejoined the original road several miles west of Boquet The Battle of Bushy Run part of Pontiac s War took place at a site on the newer more southerly route of Forbes Road Although General John Forbes was the commander of the military expedition that created the road Colonel Henri Boquet had become the de facto commander as General Forbes was very ill Also named after Henri Boquet are Boquet Street in the Oakland section of Pittsburgh and a blockhouse at the site of Fort Pitt named Boquet s Redoubt This blockhouse built in 1764 is commonly considered to be the oldest structure in western Pennsylvania Landmarks editPossibly the most significant landmark in the Boquet area is the Greensburg Jeannette Regional airport Just over a mile s distance from the community lies the site of the Battle of Bushy Run an important part of the Pontiac s War Re enactments of the battle are held during the summer Other prominent places in and around Boquet include three golf courses Cloverleaf Golf Club Westmoreland Country Club and Manor Valley Country Club In addition Boquet is home to numerous historical buildings from the 19th century including a former whiskey bonding house built of cut stone in 1818 that has since been remodeled into a home 40 22 53 N 79 36 08 W 40 38139 N 79 60222 W 40 38139 79 60222 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Boquet Pennsylvania amp oldid 1217923744, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
