Forbes Trail
Per Tot Discrimina
Through so many dangers
In 1758, at the height of the French & Indian War, British General John Forbes and his troops took on a daunting task:
To carve a trail, over 300 miles long, through the Pennsylvania backcountry and take French Fort Duquesne at the Forks of the Ohio River.
Forbes Trail • Philadelphia • Carlisle • Bedford • Ligonier • Pittsburgh
Marker is at the intersection of Hanover Street (Pennsylvania Route 34) and High Street (U.S. 11), on the left when traveling north on Hanover Street.
Courtesy hmdb.org
