PA - Forbes SF - Negro Mountain Division

Today we were in the mountains for a birthday party just down the road from the Mt, Davis State Forest Picnic Area so we thought our first exploration would be the Forbes State Forest.

We stopped at the picnic area for a few minutes to use the SST comfort facilities as well as photograph the area. From there we proceeded to the High Point Monument where we explored the exhibits and climbed the observation tower to the top.

We then proceeded down the road to the High Point Overlook, an

Eagle Scout project constructed in the late 1980s to provide ADA Facilities at a time when they were essentially non-existent. From there we proceeded to the Sugarloaf Trailhead of Ohiopyle State Park where other members of our team were in need of comfort f
acilities.  Then we headed back to our base.




For 150 years after the first colonies were established, Negro Mtn. was untouched by settlers. The Allegheny Front presented a barrier to western migration. Treaties with the Indians in 1754 and 1758 forbade occupancy west of the Allegheny Mountains. Only a few adventurous traders and trappers wandered along the Casselman River before 1690. Political and economic interest in the western territory developed during the mid 1700s. The British and French were both interested in claiming the territory for themselves. It was during this period that Negro Mtn. received its name. Several versions of the story exist