Old Indian Trail - Cambridge Springs, PA
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N 41° 48.236 W 080° 03.418
17T E 578339 N 4628437
This marker, located in a small park in Cambridge Springs, PA, commemorates George Washington's trip to Fort Le Beouf.
Waymark Code: WMDF5G
Location: Pennsylvania, United States
Date Posted: 01/07/2012
Views: 19
In 1753, France, Great Britain and the Native Americans all claimed control of the area that is present-day western Pennsylvania and eastern Ohio. Acting on orders from the Virginia Governor, twenty-one-year-old George Washington set out on a dangerous journey north from Williamsburg, VA in the winter of 1753 to deliver a diplomatic message to the French ordering them to evacuate the region. The French had erected three forts to reinforce their claim to the area: Fort Presque Isle (Erie, PA), Fort LeBoeuf (Waterford, PA), and Fort Machault (Franklin, PA.)
Washington followed Indian trails in this area of northwest Pennsylvania to deliver a message to the commadant of Fort LeBeouf, Jacques Legardeur de Saint-Pierre, demanding that he vacate the area. The commadant declined and in May 1754 the French and Indian War began. To commemorate the expedition, a tablet was erected in 1921.
Road of Trail Name: Indian Trail
State: Pennsylvania
County: Crawford
Historical Significance:
Followed by George Washington in 1753
Years in use: does not state such
How you discovered it:
Historic Tablet
Book on Wagon Road or Trial:
Unk
Website Explination:
http://www.warforempire.org/visit/washingtons_trail.aspx
Why?:
Used by Native Americans to travel from French Creek to Lake Erie and by George Washington as he journeyed to nearby Fort LeBeouf
Directions:
Triangle formed by Route 6/19, Route 408 and Route 86 in Cambridge Springs, PA
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Visit Instructions:
To post a log for this Waymark the poster must have a picture of either themselves, GPSr, or mascot. People in the picture with information about the waymark are preferred. If the waymarker can not be in the picture a picture of their GPSr or mascot will qualify. There are no exceptions to this rule.