Napier Township near Bedford in Bedford County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

Forbes Road

1758

— Fort Bedford to Fort Duquesne —

Forbes Road Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Bradley Owen, June 30, 2021

1. Forbes Road Marker

Inscription.
The Forks
The Road cut by Colonel James Burd in 1755 and the Forbes Road diverge here, Forbes Road leading southwestward to Shawnee Cabins Encampment 4 1/2 miles from Fort Bedford.

Erected 1930 by Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Roads & Vehicles • War, French and Indian. In addition, it is included in the Forbes Road, and the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission (PHMC) series lists. A significant historical year for this entry is 1755.

Location. 40° 2.57′ N, 78° 33.593′ W. Marker is near Bedford, Pennsylvania, in Bedford County. It is in Napier Township. It is at the intersection of Lincoln Highway (U.S. 30) and Pennsylvania Route 31 on Lincoln Highway. The monument is located at the intersection of U.S. Route 30 and PA Route 31 in Napier Township, approximately 1.5 miles west of Wolfsburg. Marker is in this post office area: Bedford PA 15522, United States of America. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Bedford PA 15522, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in South-Central Pennsylvania and in the Laurel Highlands.

It is also in the American Northeast,

in the Mid-Atlantic,

in Appalachia,

and specifically in Northern Appalachia. Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Confederacy

and also one of the original Thirteen Colonies.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 3 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: A different marker also named Forbes Road (here, next to this marker); Traveling The Highway (about 300 feet away, measured in

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a direct line); Bonnet Tavern (about 400 feet away); From Motor Camping to Tourist Cabins (approx. 1.9 miles away); The Coffee Pot (approx. 2.6 miles away); Bedford Village (approx. 2.6 miles away); Manns Choice (approx. 2.7 miles away); Gold Star Mothers of Bedford County (approx. 2.8 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Bedford.

More about this marker. The PAHMC Forbes Road marker is steps away from this
monument. The historic 18th Century Jean Bonnet Tavern is also nearby.

Photographed by Dave Kerr, September 23, 2012

2. Forbes Road Marker

Photographed by Dave Kerr, September 23, 2012

3. Forbes Road Marker

Photographed by Bradley Owen, June 30, 2021

4. Forbes Road Marker

Marker is not missing, 6/30/21.

Forbes Road Marker Missing image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Allen C. Browne, October 12, 2016

5. Forbes Road Marker Missing

Credits. This page was last revised on February 7, 2023. It was originally submitted on September 24, 2012, by Dave Kerr of Carlisle, Pennsylvania. This page has been viewed 1,533 times since then and 39 times this year. Last updated on February 12, 2021, by Carl Gordon Moore Jr. of North East, Maryland. Photos: 1. submitted on June 30, 2021, by Bradley Owen of Morgantown, West Virginia. 2, 3. submitted on September 24, 2012, by Dave Kerr of Carlisle, Pennsylvania. 4. submitted on June 30, 2021, by Bradley Owen of Morgantown, West Virginia. 5. submitted on October 24, 2016, by Allen C. Browne of Silver Spring, Maryland. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.