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Heritage
What is the Forbes Heritage Trail? The Forbes Heritage Trail provdies tourists and residents of Forbes alike, a comprehenisive insight into the magnificant heritage features that make the Forbes township so unique.
This initative of Forbes Shire Council and it's Heritage Trail Group, focuses on establishing a trail throughout the Forbes CBD and beyond to include significant sites in the Forbes Shire.
The trail identifies 24 significant heritage features within the Shire, each with a special importance in the shaping of what the Forbes community has become today.
The Heritage Trail is divided into 3 sections:| The Forbes Heritage Trail | | Trail Features | Time to Complete | | The CBD Walk (Sites 1-18) | 110 minutes | | Walk or Drive (Sites 19-20) | 40 minutes | | Drive (Sites 21-24) | 30 minutes |
Historical Sites Visited on the Heritage Trail - The Lachlan South Lead
- Numbers 92-110 Rankin Street
- Rankin Street
- Joseph Bernard Reymond (1834-1918)
- John Fullarton Armstrong (1836-1905)
- Forbes Post Office
- Town Hall Site
- St John's Anglican Church
- Victoria Square
- St Andrew's Presbyterian Church
- Forbes Court House
- Lands Office
- The Teacher's Vested Residence
- St John's Hostel
- Lindsay James Fell (1885-1974)
- The South Forbes Story
- Camp Hill
- John Anthony Meagher (1924-1999)
- Lake Forbes
To learn more about the significant heritage sites and historical identities mentioned above, a brochure detailing the Heritage Trail can be obtained from the Forbes Shire Council offices, located at the corner of Harold and Court Street Forbes
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