Forbes Road - Bouquet's Breastworks

Forbes Road was a historic military road that was constructed in 1758. It stretched from Carlisle to Fort Duquesne in present-day Pittsburgh. The 300-mile road passed through important posts such as Fort Littleton, Fort Bedford, and Fort Ligonier.

Bouquet's Breastworks marks the last base of Forbes and Bouquet's army before reaching Fort Duquesne. Breastworks are temporary forts or earthworks, constructed to chest height to provide protection for soldiers firing over the packed earth while standing up.

The Bouquet's Breastworks marker was dedicated on Wednesday, July 9, 1952. It reads: "The last base of General Forbes’ army. After crossing nearly “two hundred miles of wild and unknown country,” the army entered Fort Duquesne on Nov. 25, 1758."