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Forbes Road - Raystown Path

Cumberland County · dedicated 1952 · Ritner Hwy. (US 11), near W Pomfret and Carlisle marker, just W of Carlisle

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.

Digital Commonwealth, Boston Public Library

Marker data: Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission via data.pa.gov

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