Forbes Road Marker

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Monroeville in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

Forbes Road
Bouquet's Breastworks

By Mike Wintermantel, March 13, 2011

1. Forbes Road Bouquet's Breastworks Marker

Inscription. The last base of General Forbes' army. After crossing nearly “two hundred miles of wild and unknown country,” the army entered Fort Duquesne on November 25, 1758.

Erected 1952 by Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission.

Marker series. This marker is included in the Forbes Road marker series.

Location. 40° 27.599′ N, 79° 45.165′ W. Marker is in Monroeville, Pennsylvania, in Allegheny County. Marker is on Old Frankstown Road (Pennsylvania Route 2066) 0.3 miles east of Center Road, on the right when traveling west. Click for map. Located on the grounds of the Boyce Park Administration Building. Marker is in this post office area: Monroeville PA 15146, United States of America.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 6 miles of this marker, as the crow flies. William D. Boyce (approx. 0.4 miles away); Murrysville Gas Well (approx. 3.7 miles away); a different marker also named Forbes Road (approx. 3.9 miles away); Bouquet Camp (approx. 3.9 miles away); a different marker also named Forbes Road (approx. 4.7 miles away); Beulah Chapel (approx. 5.1 miles away); Camp D. D. Gaillard (approx. 5.3 miles away); a different marker also named Forbes Road (approx. 5.3 miles away).

Also see . . .

By Mike Wintermantel, March 13, 2011

2. Forbes Road Bouquet's Breastworks Marker

1. French and Indian War: Brigadier General John Forbes' Expedition. By James P. Myers, Military History, Dec. 2001. (Submitted on March 14, 2011, by Bernard Fisher of Mechanicsville, Virginia.)

2. General John Forbes at FindAGrave.com. (Submitted on March 16, 2011, by Mike Wintermantel of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.)

Credits. This page originally submitted on March 14, 2011, by Mike Wintermantel of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. This page has been viewed 547 times since then. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on March 14, 2011, by Mike Wintermantel of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.