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This week it's Part 2 of roads built during the French and Indian War. Let's take a look at Forbes' Road from Carlisle to Pittsburgh.
I can't insert pictures right now so please click here to see a portrait of General John Forbes and click here to see the route Forbes Road took as opposed to Braddock's Road.
Sources:
Outposts of the War for Empire: The French and English in Western Pennsylvania: Their Armies, Their Forts, Their People, 1749-1764. Charles M. Stotz
explorepahistory.com
By Becky FinchThis week it's Part 2 of roads built during the French and Indian War. Let's take a look at Forbes' Road from Carlisle to Pittsburgh.
I can't insert pictures right now so please click here to see a portrait of General John Forbes and click here to see the route Forbes Road took as opposed to Braddock's Road.
Sources:
Outposts of the War for Empire: The French and English in Western Pennsylvania: Their Armies, Their Forts, Their People, 1749-1764. Charles M. Stotz
explorepahistory.com