Forward Township in Butler County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

George Washington

Photographed by Mike Wintermantel, January 25, 2015

1. George Washington Marker

Inscription. Returning to Virginia from his historic visit at Fort Le Boeuf, Washington used the adjacent Venango Indian Trail. In this locality, on Dec. 27, 1753, he narrowly escaped death, being shot at by an Indian less than fifteen paces from him.

Erected 1970 by Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Forts and Castles • Indigenous Peoples and Communities. In addition, it is included in the Former U.S. Presidents: #01 George Washington, and the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission (PHMC) series lists. A significant historical date for this entry is December 27, 1753.

Location. 40° 47.205′ N, 80° 2.048′ W. Marker is in Forward Township, Pennsylvania, in Butler County. It is at the intersection of Evans City Road (Pennsylvania Route 68) and Ash Stop Road, on the right when traveling east on Evans City Road. Located at Forward Township Municipal Building. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Evans City PA 16033, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Northwestern Pennsylvania

and in Greater Pittsburgh.

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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: Major George Washington (about 700 feet away, measured in a direct line); Harmony-Evans City Veterans Memorial (approx. 1.9 miles away); Evans City Veterans Memorial (approx. 1.9 miles away); Dedicated To Our Fallen Heroes (approx. 1.9 miles away); Evans City (approx. 1.9 miles away); Night of the Living Dead (approx. 1.9 miles away); a different marker also named Night of the Living Dead (approx. 1.9 miles away); a different marker also named Night of the Living Dead (approx. 1.9 miles away).

More about this marker. Marker was previously missing, it has since been reinstalled.

Photographed by Mike Wintermantel, January 25, 2015

2. George Washington Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on July 9, 2024. It was originally submitted on January 25, 2015, by Mike Wintermantel of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. This page has been viewed 3,612 times since then and 284 times this year. Last updated on July 7, 2024, by Sam Skeen of State College, Pennsylvania. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on January 25, 2015, by Mike Wintermantel of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. • J. Makali Bruton was the editor who published this page.