Jenners Township near Jennerstown in Somerset County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
Forbes Road
The Clear Fields
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., July 7, 2009
1. Forbes Road Marker
Good forage found at open camps such as this on the Raystown Path, led General Forbes to prefer this route to Braddock's Road. Site of Fort Dudgeon (Tomahawk Camp) is a short distance to the north.
Erected 2005 by Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission.
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Colonial Era • Forts and Castles • Patriots & Patriotism • War, French and Indian. In addition, it is included in the Forbes Road, and the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission (PHMC) series lists.
Location. 40° 9.99′ N, 79° 5.535′ W. Marker is near Jennerstown, Pennsylvania, in Somerset County. It is in Jenners Township. It is on Lincoln Highway (U.S. 30) near Willison Road, on the right when traveling west. Marker is about a mile west of Jennerstown. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1052 Lincoln Hwy, Boswell PA 15531, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in Pennsylvania’s 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 7 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: A different marker also named Forbes Road (approx. 0.2 miles away); Frederick S. Duesenberg (approx. one mile away); Log Grist Mill (approx. 1.7 miles away); Highway Attractions
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Also see . . . Forbes Road - The Clear Fields. (Submitted on February 16, 2012, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.)
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., July 7, 2009
2. Forbes Road Marker
Looking east along US Highway 30
Credits. This page was last revised on February 7, 2023. It was originally submitted on February 16, 2012, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 1,889 times since then and 90 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on February 16, 2012, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.
