Forbes Road (Raystown Path) - Carlisle, PA
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N 40° 12.083 W 077° 12.740
18T E 311703 N 4452456
Marker noting the beginning of of a military campaign by General Forbes to capture Fort Duquesne during the French & Indian War.
Waymark Code: WM387E
Location: Pennsylvania, United States
Date Posted: 02/24/2008
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Marker text is as follows:
To capture Fort Duquesne, General Forbes marched an army, in 1758, from his main base at Carlisle to the Forks of the Ohio. He followed, as closely as he could with army wagons, the Raystown Indian and Traders Path, widened by axemen under Colonel Henry Bouquet.
Marker Name: Forbes Road (Raystown Path)
County: Cumberland
Date Dedicated: 01/07/1952
Marker Type: Roadside
Location: US 11 just SW of Carlisle
Category: French & Indian War, Military, Transportation
Website: [Web Link]
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