Forbes Road

Forbes Road (HME88)

Location: Central City, PA 15926 Somerset County
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Country: United States of America
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N 40° 4.247', W 78° 51.586'

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Edmund's Swamp

Named for Edmund Cartlidge, Indian trader. A camp located here, on the Raystown Path, provided good grass for the horses of General Forbes' army in 1758. The site of the redoubt is marked two and a half miles north of here.
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HM NumberHME88
Series This marker is part of the Forbes Road series
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Year Placed2005
Placed ByPennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission
Marker ConditionNo reports yet
Date Added Saturday, September 27th, 2014 at 5:46pm PDT -07:00
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Locationbig map
UTM (WGS84 Datum)17T E 682508 N 4437808
Decimal Degrees40.07078333, -78.85976667
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 40° 4.247', W 78° 51.586'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds40° 4' 14.82" N, 78° 51' 35.16" W
Driving DirectionsGoogle Maps
Area Code(s)814
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 6878-6888 Lincoln Highway, Central City PA 15926, US
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