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| <googlemap version="0.9" lat="40.199855" lon="-78.601685" type="map" zoom="8" width="800" height="300" icons="http://www.fortwiki.com/mapicons/icon{label}.png">
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| (F) 40.21070, -77.17162, Carlisle Barracks
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| (1757-1871) (1920-Curr)
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| (X) 40.048643, -77.52159, Shippensburg
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| (X) 39.936856, -77.66201, Chambersburg
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| (F) 39.915, -77.91, Fort Loudoun (2)
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| (X) 39.916056, -77.958298, Cowans Gap
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| (F) 40.063396, -77.961114, Fort Lyttelton
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| (F) 40.019873, -78.503738, Fort Bedford (1)
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| (1758-1770)
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| (F) 40.240833, -79.237778, Fort Ligonier
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| (1758-1766)
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| (F) 40.441611, -80.010944, Fort Duquesne (1)
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| (1754-1758)
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| ==History of Forbes Road==
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| '''Forbes Road (1758)''' - A military road established in 1758 under the Direction of British Brigadier General [[John Forbes]] during the [[French & Indian War]]. The road connected [[Carlisle Barracks]] in central Pennsylvania with Forbes military objective, the French [[Fort Duquesne (1)|Fort Duquesne]], in present day Pittsburgh.
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| * [[French & Indian War]]
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| '''Sources:'''
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| * [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Forbes_Road Wikipedia - Forbes Road]
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| * [http://www.hmdb.org/map.asp?markers=40883,40879,40884,42022,13990,52666,52663,49562,30322,35320,19517,8287,21559,52702,52703,52705,23104,48079,48072,48076,43752,43753 Historic Marker Database - Forbes Road Marker Series]
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| * [http://www.warforempire.org/visit/forbes_trail.aspx War For Empire -Forbes Trail]
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| | See: [[Forbes Road|Forbes Road Article]] |
| [[Category:Trails and Roads]] | | [[Category:Trails and Roads]] |
| [[Category:Pennsylvania All]] | | [[Category:Pennsylvania All]] |
| [[Category:Pennsylvania Forts]] | | [[Category:Pennsylvania Forts]] |
| [[Category:Pennsylvania Camps]] | | [[Category:Pennsylvania Camps]] |