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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1POI_capt-phillips-rangers-memorial_Saxton-PA.html
Graves of ten of Capt. Phillips' militia killed by Indians, July 16, 1780. Administered by the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission.
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1POG_capt-phillips-rangers-memorial_Saxton-PA.html
Upright Bronze PlaqueThe following scouts under Capt. Phillips were massacred here by the Indians July 16, 1780. M. Davis, T. Gaitrell, D. Kelley, G. Morris, P. Sanders, T. Sanders, A. Shelly, R. Shirley, H. Skelly, P. Skelly.
Erected 1926 by the…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1POF_rural-electrification_New-Enterprise-PA.html
In 1936 seventy-five percent of Pennsylvania farms had no electric service. Over the next five years, in response to their needs, 14 consumer-owned cooperatives were formed in this State. Serving users in Bedford, Fulton and Huntingdon counties, N…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1PNN_benjamin-walker-homestead_PA.html
Before and during the Civil War, Benjamin Walker, Abner Walker, Sr. and George Harbaugh worked closely with African American Underground Railroad conductors John Fiddler, Elisa Rouse and Joseph Crawley. Hundreds of fugitive slaves were led from th…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1L1M_forbes-road_Bedford-PA.html
Near this site on July 30, 1758, Cols. Bouquet and Washington discussed proposed routes by which Gen. Forbes' army would attack French Ft. Duquesne. Bouquet preferred the route due west from Bedford, while Washington advocated Braddock's 1755 road…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1L1L_site-of-cumberland-valley-post-office_Bedford-PA.html
Mail was delivered here on foot over Wills Mtn. from the B&O Railroad in Hyndman, PA. The 4 mile Mail Path was used from 1871 until 1923. Mail was also delivered 4 more miles over Evitts Mtn. to Bean's Cove. After 1923, mail arrived here via Blue …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1KA8_bedford-village_Bedford-PA.html
Settled about 1750, known then as Raystown. Site of an early trade post and Fort Bedford, 1758. Base for Forbes, Bouquet expeditions. In 1794 Washington here reviewed forces in Whiskey Rebellion.
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM15JC_over-the-summit_Schellsburg-PA.html
Even when blessed with good roads and good weather, crossing the Alleghenies on the Lincoln Highway was a challenge for the early motorist. Steep grades and winding roads resulted in overheated engines and severe cases of vertigo. Entrepreneurs al…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM15IO_lincoln-highway-heritage-corridor_Schellsburg-PA.html
The French and Indian War (1754-1760) marked the entrance of Pennsylvania into world history and into the road system. General John Forbes selected the best Indian paths that would serve his military objectives of reclaiming western Pennsylvania f…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM14U1_this-tablet-marks-the-site-of-fort-bedford_Bedford-PA.html
This tablet erected by Bedford Penn'a Chapter Daughters of the American RevolutionMay 30, 1925Marks the site of Fort BedfordOne of the Frontier Forts built by the British in 1758The stockade enclosing the fort contained about 7000 square yards of …