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| Add Photo — Add Link — Add Commentary — Correct this page — Print | | Port Allegheny in McKean County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic) |
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Allegheny Portage
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| | | |  By Mike Wintermantel, August 31, 2012 | |
| | | 1. Allegheny Portage Marker | | | Inscription. The 23-mile crossing from Susquehanna West Branch to the Allegheny River followed Portage Creek to a "canoe place" near this point. From here Indians and pioneers continued on their way by boat down the Allegheny River. Erected 1948 by Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission. Location. 41° 48.341′ N, 78° 16.648′ W. Marker is in Port Allegheny, Pennsylvania, in McKean County. Marker is at the intersection of South Main Street (U.S. 6) and Port-Emporium Road (Pennsylvania Route 155), on the right when traveling east on South Main Street. Click for map. Marker is in this post office area: Port Allegany PA 16743, United States of America. Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 9 miles of this marker, as the crow flies. Port Allegany (approx. 0.4 miles away); a different marker also named Port Allegany (approx. 1.1 miles away); Mount Equity Plantation (approx. 6.2 miles away); Saint Mary's Church (approx. 7.4 miles away); Tidewater Pipe Company (approx. 8.2 miles away); "The Bucktails" (approx. 8.8 miles away); McKean County (approx. 8.8 miles away); Smethport (approx. 8.8 miles away). |
| | | |  By Mike Wintermantel, August 31, 2012 | |
| | | 2. Allegheny Portage Marker | | |
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Credits. This page originally submitted on September 3, 2012, by Mike Wintermantel of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. This page has been viewed 65 times since then. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on September 3, 2012, by Mike Wintermantel of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. | | Add Photo — Add Link — Add Commentary — Correct this page — Print |
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