Schellsburg 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 F. Robby, May 9, 2008

1. Forbes Road Marker

Inscription. Click to hear the inscription.

Shawnee Cabins Encampment
At this point
the Forbes Road
leads southwestward
to
the eastern slope
of
the Allegheny Mountains
8 1/3 miles from Fort Bedford

Erected 1930 by The Pennsylvania Historical Commission.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Colonial Era • Roads & Vehicles • War, French and Indian. In addition, it is included in the Forbes Road series list.

Location. 40° 2.93′ N, 78° 38.85′ W. Marker is in Schellsburg, Pennsylvania, in Bedford County. Marker is on Lincoln Highway (U.S. 30) 0.2 miles west of Market Street (Pennsylvania Route 96), on the right when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Schellsburg PA 15559, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Shawnee Cabins (a few steps from this marker); Forbes Camp (within shouting distance of this marker); Lincoln Highway Heritage Corridor (about 600 feet away, measured in a direct line); The Beginning of Agricultural Cooperative Extension Service

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(approx. 0.2 miles away); Old Log Church (approx. 0.4 miles away); 1806 Old Log Church (approx. 0.4 miles away); Veterans Memorial (approx. half a mile away); Bedford Co. Bridge #15 (approx. 0.8 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Schellsburg.

Photographed By Richard E. Miller, November 5, 2011

2. Forbes Road Marker

Photographed By Richard E. Miller, November 5, 2011

3. Forbes Road Marker

Per Tot Discrimina image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Allen C. Browne, October 12, 2016

4. Per Tot Discrimina

"through so many crises" Close-up of image on marker

Britannica Ohio Consilio Manque image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Allen C. Browne, October 12, 2016

5. Britannica Ohio Consilio Manque

"British Ohio, by work and by wisdom" Close-up of image on marker

Virtue Liberty and Independence image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Allen C. Browne, October 12, 2016

6. Virtue Liberty and Independence

Close-up of image on marker

Credits. This page was last revised on October 31, 2016. It was originally submitted on June 11, 2008, by F. Robby of Baltimore, Maryland. This page has been viewed 1,989 times since then and 86 times this year. Last updated on November 16, 2011, by Richard E. Miller of Oxon Hill, Maryland. Photos: 1. submitted on June 11, 2008, by F. Robby of Baltimore, Maryland. 2, 3. submitted on November 16, 2011, by Richard E. Miller of Oxon Hill, Maryland. 4, 5, 6. submitted on October 25, 2016, by Allen C. Browne of Silver Spring, Maryland. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.