Shade Township near Stoystown in Somerset County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

Forbes Road

Edmund's Swamp

Photographed By William Fischer, Jr., June 26, 2009

1. Forbes Road Marker

Inscription. Named for Edmund Cartlidge, Indian trader. A camp located here, on the Raystown Path, provided good grass for the horses of General Forbes' army in 1758. The site of the redoubt is marked two and a half miles north of here.

Erected 2005 by Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Colonial Era • Heroes • War, French and Indian. In addition, it is included in the Forbes Road, and the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission series lists. A significant historical year for this entry is 1758.

Location. 40° 4.247′ N, 78° 51.586′ W. Marker is near Stoystown, Pennsylvania, in Somerset County. It is in Shade Township. Marker is on Lincoln Highway (U.S. 30) 0.2 miles east of Buckstown Road. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 6904 Lincoln Hwy, Stoystown PA 15563, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 3 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies. Tower of Voices (approx. 1½ miles away); Flight 93 National Memorial (approx. 1.6 miles away); View from the Flight Path Overlook (approx. 1.9 miles away); A Field of Honor (approx. 1.9 miles away); a different marker also named Flight 93 National Memorial

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(approx. 2.4 miles away); Flight 93 Temporary Memorial (approx. 2.4 miles away); Overlooking History (approx. 2.4 miles away); a different marker also named Forbes Road (approx. 2½ miles away).

Photographed By William Fischer, Jr., June 26, 2009

2. Forbes Road Marker

Looking west on US 30.

Credits. This page was last revised on February 7, 2023. It was originally submitted on August 12, 2009, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania. This page has been viewed 1,416 times since then and 55 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on August 12, 2009, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.