Commemorative
Object number72.70.1
Date1758
MediumWood; Brass
Credit LineGift of Estate of Robert S. Waters
DescriptionCross section of a log. Brass plaque attached on one side.Dimensionsdiam. 7.5 inches, plaque: 5 X 2.5InscriptionsBrass plaque: IN ADVANCE OF GENERAL FORBES EXPEDITION,/ COL. BOUQUET'S FORCES CONSTRUCTED A ROAD/BRIDGING EDMUNDS SWAMP, SHADE TOWNSHIP, SOMERSET/ COUNTY. THIS IS A CROSS SECTION OF ONE OF THE/ LOGS PLACED LENGTHWISE IN BULDING THE ROAD./ "COLO. STEPHEN, IN CAMP AT EDMUNDS SWAMP,/ AUG. 8, 1758, TO COLO. BOUQUET, " DESCRIBED THE/ SWAMP AS: "... THE SHADES OF DEATH! A DISMAL PLACE!/ AND WANTS ONLY A CERBERUS TO REPRESENT VIRGIL'S/ GLOOMY DESCRIPTION OF ENEAS'S ENTERING THE/ INFERNAL REGIONS."/COURTESY OF DWIGHT ROBERTS
Historical NotesAccording to the attached plaque, this is a cross-section of a log that was used by Col. Bouquet's forces to build a road bridging Edmunds Swamp in Shade Township, Somerset County. This was done in advance of the Forbes expedition in August 1758. The Forbes Expedition was a British military expedition led by Brigadier-General John Forbes during the French and Indian War.
Related person
Henry Louis Bouquet
Related person
Brigadier General John Forbes
(Scottish, 1707 - 1759)
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c. 1967
H. Kleber & Bro.
1945
1970-2000
