MILITARY · HISTORICAL MARKER
Forbes Road
Bedford, Pennsylvania · 1758
Historical Marker Database · Mike Wintermantel
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THE STORY
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Forbes Road was a depot of supplies, the assembling place of an army of nearly eight thousand men, and the starting point of General John Forbes' expedition to gain possession of Fort Duquesne. The road leads westward to the Forks.
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Bedford, Pennsylvania · USA
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