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Midway between these two points in Somerset County was Fort Stony Creek on the west bank of the stream that bears its name. While these fortifications varied considerably in design and size, the most common plan was the stockade.
A fortified supply depot known as the Stony Creek encampment or fort was a little north of here. The route then leads north to the foot of Laurel Hill, the site of Tomahawk camp. Erected 2005 by Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission.
Dec 21, 2023 · While on the Pennsylvania Historical Marker Trail through Somerset County we spotted the Forbes Road Stony Creek Encampment marker. It's located at the intersection of Lincoln Highway US Route 30 and Whistler Road. Here's what it says.
It seems, however, to have been between the post at Stony creek and the top of Laurel hill, and therefore in Somerset county. There was also a fort on the east side of the Quemahoning, between where Burntrager's and Boyer's mills now are.
This is intended to be a complete list of the official state historical markers placed in Somerset County, Pennsylvania by the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission (PHMC). The locations of the historical markers, as well as the latitude and longitude coordinates as provided by the PHMC's database, are included below when available.
The pioneers of Somerset County (called Bedford County at the time) were no exceptions. Under the command of Captain Richard Brown, with James Francis Moore as first lieutenant, men from the region of the Turkeyfoot, Cox's Creek Glades, Stony Creek Glades, and along the Forbes Road shouldered their flintlocks and joined Washington's forces.
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Mar 13, 2011 · A fortified supply depot known as the Stony Creek encampment or fort was a little north of here. The route then leads north to the foot of Laurel Hill, the site of Tomahawk camp. — — Map (db m60109) HM
