Pittencrieff

We went across to Dunfermline in order to renew our season tix for East End Park next season and had a nice wander through the town and Pittencrieff Park. I'd never noticed this plaque before; it commemorates General John Forbes (who was born in Pittencrieff House) - didn't realise he'd blazed a trail through Pennsylvania back in the day.

In 1758
at the height of the
French and Indian War,
British General John Forbes
and his troops took on a daunting task:
to carve a trail,
over 300 miles long,
through the Pennsylvania
backcountry and take
French Fort Dusquene at the
Forks of the Ohio River.