Forbes Road Marker

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Near Stoystown in Somerset County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

Forbes Road
Stony Creek Encampment

Forbes Road Marker Photo, Click for full size

By Mike Wintermantel, October 6, 2012

1. Forbes Road Marker

Inscription. A fortified supply depot known as the Stony Creek encampment or fort was a little north of here. The route then leads north to the foot of Laurel Hill, the site of Tomahawk camp.

Erected 2005 by Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission.

Location. 40° 5.839′ N, 78° 56.659′ W. Marker is near Stoystown, Pennsylvania, in Somerset County. Marker is at the intersection of Lincoln Highway (U.S. 30) and Whistler Road (Pennsylvania Route 403) on Lincoln Highway. Click for map. Marker is in this post office area: Stoystown PA 15563, United States of America.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 5 miles of this marker, as the crow flies. Quemahoning Township Veterans Memorial (approx. half a mile away); a different marker also named Forbes Road (approx. 0.7 miles away); Highway Enterprise (approx. 0.7 miles away); Flight 93 (approx. 3.6 miles away); Flight 93 Temporary Memorial (approx. 3.7 miles away); Flight 93 National Memorial (approx. 3.7 miles away); a different marker also named Flight 93 National Memorial (approx. 3.7 miles away); a different marker also named Forbes Road (approx. 4.8 miles away). Click for a list of all markers in Stoystown.

By Mike Wintermantel, October 6, 2012

2. Forbes Road Marker

Credits. This page originally submitted on October 7, 2012, by Mike Wintermantel of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. This page has been viewed 59 times since then. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on October 7, 2012, by Mike Wintermantel of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.