Southampton Township near Shippensburg in Cumberland County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

Forbes Road - Raystown Path

Photographed by Don Morfe, May 30, 2015

1. Forbes Road - Raystown Path Marker

Inscription. At Shippensburg, the Raystown Path forked; one branch led directly west over three steep mts. to Burnt Cabins; the other, taken by General Forbes to avoid heavy grades, went south around Parnells Knob to Fort Loudon, crossing the Tuscarora Mountain at Cowan Gap.

Erected 1952 by Pennsylvania Historical & Museum Commission.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: War, French and Indian. In addition, it is included in the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission (PHMC) series list.

Location. 40° 4.263′ N, 77° 29.408′ W. Marker is near Shippensburg, Pennsylvania, in Cumberland County. It is in Southampton Township. It is on Ritner Highway (US 11) just west of Newville Road. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Shippensburg PA 17257, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in South-Central Pennsylvania and in Greater Harrisburg.

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 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Shippensburg (approx. 1.2 miles away); High-Speed Ammunition Run on the Cumberland Valley Railroad (approx. 1.4 miles away); Hagerstown Silt Loam (approx. 1.4 miles away); Locust Grove Cemetery (approx. 1.7 miles away); The First Court House of Cumberland County (approx. 1.7 miles away);

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The Original Site of the German Reformed and Lutheran Congregations (approx. 1.7 miles away); Old Court House (approx. 1.7 miles away); Fort Morris (approx. 1.7 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Shippensburg.

Photographed by Don Morfe, May 30, 2015

2. Forbes Road - Raystown Path Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on February 7, 2023. It was originally submitted on June 2, 2015, by Don Morfe of Baltimore, Maryland. This page has been viewed 787 times since then and 41 times this year. Last updated on February 12, 2021, by Carl Gordon Moore Jr. of North East, Maryland. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on June 2, 2015, by Don Morfe of Baltimore, Maryland. • J. Makali Bruton was the editor who published this page.