Forbes Road - Raystown Path
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Just east of here is the junction of the two branches of the Raystown Path: a mountain shortcut by way of Fannettsburg, and Gen. Forbes road through Cowan Gap. From here Forbes route is marked by towns named for his forts: Littleton, Bedford, Ligonier, Pittsburgh.
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Pennsylvania
S of Warfordsburg, PA
Founded 1681 by William Penn as a Quaker Commonwealth.
Fulton County
McConnellsburg, PA
Formed April 19, 1850 out of Bedford County.
Last Confederate Bivouac - Marker retired and replaced with 2021HM00033
A Confederate force under General Bradley T. Johnson camped here July 31, 1864, after raiding and burning Chambersburg.
Last Confederate Bivouac
A Confederate force under General Bradley T. Johnson camped here July 31, 1864, after raiding and burning Chambersburg.
Gettysburg Campaign
Three times occupied by Southern invaders, chiefly cavalry: June 19, 1863, by Gen. A.G. Jenkins; June 24-26, by Gen. G.H. Steuart; and...