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

Lincoln Highway Heritage Corridor

Building the Highway

Photographed by Don Morfe, July 15, 2011

1. Lincoln Highway Heritage Corridor Marker

Inscription. The French and Indian War (1754-1760) marked the entrance of Pennsylvania into world history and into the road system. General John Forbes selected the best Indian paths that would serve his military objectives of reclaiming western Pennsylvania from the French. The path was not difficult to follow and did not cross any major rivers which enabled troop to forge faster to their destinations. Forbes also supported this military road with several forts. Later this road and the forts (Fort Loudon, Fort Littleton, Fort Bedford, and Fort Ligonier) would lead to the settlement of central and western Pennsylvania, and eventually the mid-western and western United States.

Following the established tradition of reusing existing routes, the Lincoln Highway Association incorporated portions of the Forbes Road, the Pennsylvania Road, and earlier turnpike routes into its proposed alignment for the coast-to-coast highway.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Roads & Vehicles. In addition, it is included in the Lincoln Highway series list.

Location. 40° 2.484′ N, 78° 40.842′ W.

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Marker is near Schellsburg, Pennsylvania, in Bedford County. It is in Napier Township. It is on Lincoln Highway. The Marker is on the property of the Bison Corral. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 2708 Lincoln Highway, Schellsburg PA 15559, 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 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: 1806 Old Log Church (approx. 1.4 miles away); Bedford Co. Bridge #15 (approx. 1.4 miles away); Old Log Church (approx. 1½ miles away); Forbes Camp (approx. 1.8 miles away); Forbes Road (approx. 1.8 miles away); Shawnee Cabins (approx. 1.8 miles away); a different marker also named

Photographed by Don Morfe, July 15, 2011

2. Lincoln Highway Heritage Corridor Marker

Lincoln Highway Heritage Corridor (approx. 1.9 miles away); The Beginning of Agricultural Cooperative Extension Service (approx. 2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Schellsburg.

Photographed by Don Morfe, July 15, 2011

3. Lincoln Highway Heritage Corridor Marker

The painted barn is near the Building the Highway marker.

Photographed by Don Morfe, July 15, 2011

4. Lincoln Highway Heritage Corridor Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on February 7, 2023. It was originally submitted on November 14, 2012, by Don Morfe of Baltimore, Maryland. This page has been viewed 967 times since then and 33 times this year. Last updated on February 13, 2021, by Carl Gordon Moore Jr. of North East, Maryland. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on November 14, 2012, by Don Morfe of Baltimore, Maryland. • J. Makali Bruton was the editor who published this page.