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.HM Number | HME88 |
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Series | This marker is part of the Forbes Road series |
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Year Placed | 2005 |
Placed By | Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission |
Marker Condition | No reports yet |
Date Added | Saturday, September 27th, 2014 at 5:46pm PDT -07:00 |
UTM (WGS84 Datum) | 17T E 682508 N 4437808 |
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Decimal Degrees | 40.07078333, -78.85976667 |
Degrees and Decimal Minutes | N 40° 4.247', W 78° 51.586' |
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds | 40° 4' 14.82" N, 78° 51' 35.16" W |
Driving Directions | Google Maps |
Area Code(s) | 814 |
Closest Postal Address | At or near 6878-6888 Lincoln Highway, Central City PA 15926, US |
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