The Bushy Run Battlefield marks the spot where Colonel Henry Boquet led the British and American troops to defeat the Indians in a battle on the 5th and 6 August that year.

This victory is credited with helping to prevent the capture of Fort Pitt, and it served the purpose of reopening communication and supply lines.

Today, this 200-acre (0.81 km2) historical landmark is the site of a museum, nature trails, picnic areas, and an annual reenactment of the Battle of Bushy Run.

First incorporated as a borough on June 7, 1889,[4] Jeannette earned the nickname as "the glass city" in recognition of the numerous glass plants founded in the area, with those factories contributing to the city's original stature as the first large manufacturing town in Westmoreland County.

On January 1, 1938, Jeannette became a third class city with Attorney John M. OConnell as the first mayor.

[7] At times, there were as many as 7 significant factories operating in the city of Jeannette including some of the most well known in the history of the glass industry.

In 1952, the company produced the first diesel-engine turbocharger used in a racecar and subsequently built more than 40,000 more of them for other diesel applications.

and carpet underlay as part of General Tire in its later years; but the original Pennsylvania Rubber Works provided products for Jeeps and gas masks during World War II.

[11] According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 2.39 square miles (6.2 km2), all land.

Several members of the Jehovah's Witnesses challenged the constitutionality of the law but were defeated in Douglas v. City of Jeannette.

The city operates two refuse trucks daily, covering residential and commercial accounts, five days a week.

[17] The city employs a community development coordinator and staff to assist residents.