Mount Equity Plantation Marker

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Near Turtlepoint in McKean County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

Mount Equity Plantation

Mt. Equity Plantation Marker Photo, Click for full size

By Mike Wintermantel, August 31, 2012

1. Mt. Equity Plantation Marker

Inscription. Governor Thomas McKean, for whom the county was named, purchased here, in 1805, a 299-acre tract. Its name derived from the fact that the purchase was made in part to give Pennsylvania equity of power in lands settled by Connecticut.

Erected 1949 by Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission.

Location. 41° 52.716′ N, 78° 20.936′ W. Marker is near Turtlepoint, Pennsylvania, in McKean County. Marker is on Turtlepoint-Larabee Road (Pennsylvania Route 155) 0.2 miles south of Rock Run Road. Click for map. Marker is in this post office area: Turtlepoint PA 16750, United States of America.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 7 miles of this marker, as the crow flies. Saint Mary's Church (approx. 1.8 miles away); Tidewater Pipe Company (approx. 2.6 miles away); Port Allegany (approx. 5.1 miles away); a different marker also named Port Allegany (approx. 5.8 miles away); Allegheny Portage (approx. 6.2 miles away); McKean County (approx. 7 miles away); "The Bucktails" (approx. 7 miles away); Smethport (approx. 7 miles away).

By Mike Wintermantel, August 31, 2012

2. Mt. Equity Plantation Marker

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.