Forbes Road - Edmunds Swamp

Edmund Cartlidge was one of the first Indian traders west of the Alleghenies. He made frequent trips to the Ohio Country. For many years, he worked with his brother John, trading with Potomac Indians along Monocacy Creek in Maryland. During one of their expeditions, the brothers encountered a Seneca Indian who was drunk on rum. In his agitated state, he attacked the brothers, killing John. Edmund continued trading with the Indians, even after his brother's death.

This area was part of Cartlidge's trading path in the early 1700s. For that reason, this camp along Forbes Road was named after him.

The Edmunds Swamp marker was dedicated on January 30, 1952. It reads: "Named for Edmund Cartlidge, Indian trader. A camp located here, on the Raystown Path, provided good grass for the horses of General Forbes’ army in 1758. The site of the redoubt is marked two and a half miles north of here."