Results for Forbes Road
Forbes Road
1758
Shawnee Cabins Encampment
At this poi...
Forbes Road
Raystown Path
Just east of here is the junction of t...
Forbes Road
1758
Fort Ligonier
Built by order of General F...
Forbes Road
Fort Dewart
"The fort on the top of Allegheny Hill" ...
The Forbes Road
In 1758, after three years of war in North America with th...
Forbes Road
On the hill one mile south was located the Washingt...
Forbes Road
On the hill one mile south was located the Washingt...
Forbes Road
1758
"The Ovens"
Supply headquarters
For...
Forbes Road
1758
Tomahawk Encampment
At foot
of
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The Clear Fields
Good forage found at open camps suc...
Results for Forbes Road
Forbes Road
1758
Shawnee Cabins Encampment
At this point
the Forbes Road
leads southwestward
to
the eastern slope
of
the Allegheny Mountains
8 1/3 miles from Fort Bedford
Marker is on Lincoln Highway (U.S. 30) 0.2 miles west of Market Street (Pennsylvania ...
Forbes Road
Raystown Path
Just east of here is the junction of the two branches of the Raystown Path: a mountain shortcut by way of Fannettsburg, and Gen. Forbes road through Cowan Gap. From here Forbes route is marked by towns named for ...
Forbes Road
1758
Fort Ligonier
Built by order of General Forbes. Was located 200 yards west of this marker. The road leads south-westward to 12 mile encampment. Eminent service was rendered here by Colonel Henry Bouquet and Colonel John Armstrong and in engagements with ...
Forbes Road
Fort Dewart
"The fort on the top of Allegheny Hill" was erected in 1758 during the Gen. Forbes expedition against Fort Duquesne. The site is marked half a mile northeast of here, near the head of Breastwork Run.
Marker is on Lincoln ...
The Forbes Road
In 1758, after three years of war in North America with the French and Indian alliance, the British Empire launched the Forbes Expedition. The campaign began in Carlisle, the county seat for territory that extended to the Ohio River.
The British ...
Forbes Road
On the hill one mile south was located the Washington Camp. This base for Forbes Road was built Nov. 1758 by Col. George Washington, "Commanding the Troops to ye Westward," on the order of Colonel Henry Bouquet.
Marker is at the ...
Forbes Road
On the hill one mile south was located the Washington Camp. This base for Forbes Road was built Nov. 1758 by Col. George Washington, "Commanding the Troops to ye Westward," on the order of Colonel Henry Bouquet.
Marker is on William ...
Forbes Road
1758
"The Ovens"
Supply headquarters
Fortifications were erected
a few rods north of this site
The Forbes Road leads
northward to the
encampment at the foot of
Laurel Hill
23.5 miles from Fort Bedford
Marker is on Whistler Road (Pennsylvania Route 403), on the right when traveling west.
Courtesy hmdb.org
Forbes Road
1758
Tomahawk Encampment
At foot
of
Laurel Hill
the
Forbes Road
leads northwestward
to
Fort Ligonier
35.5 miles from Fort Bedford
Marker is at the intersection of Klines Mill Road and Sliding Rock Road, on the left when traveling west on Klines Mill Road.
Courtesy hmdb.org
Forbes Road
The Clear Fields
Good forage found at open camps such as this on the Raystown Path, led General Forbes to prefer this route to Braddock's Road. Site of Fort Dudgeon (Tomahawk Camp) is a short distance to the north.
Marker is on ...