This cache is part of the 25 cache Pennsylvania State Parks America250PA GeoTrail. Have fun exploring and discovering Pennsylvania's history!
Forbes Road was an early road in Pennsylvania that ran from Carlisle, PA all the way to Pittsburgh, PA in the mid 1700s. It was around 200 miles long and built under orders from General Forbes. General Forbes camped his army within the boundaries of the park while marching the Forbes Road in the campaign of 1758 against the French at Fort Duquesne, Pittsburgh. The rear guard of the army was commanded by George Washington, who slept here on October 15, 1758. One can still walk remnants of the Forbes Trail within the park.
For more information about this state park and its amenities please visit the website: Shawnee State Park | Department of Conservation and Natural Resources| Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
