Seneca Spring Marker

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

Seneca Spring

By Mike Wintermantel, August 31, 2012

1. Seneca Spring Marker

Inscription. The spring, 200 yards southwest of here, was a stopping place on the ancient Indian trail which crossed the Big Level on the way south. The trail was once the main route from Onondaga, the Iroquois capital, to the Ohio and the Carolinas.

Erected 1951 by Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission.

Location. 41° 39.449′ N, 78° 48.004′ W. Marker is in Kane, Pennsylvania, in McKean County. Marker is on Brickyard Road (Pennsylvania Route 321) 0.1 miles north of Hemlock Street Extension. Click for map. Marker is in this post office area: Kane PA 16735, United States of America.

Other nearby markers. At least 2 other markers are within 14 miles of this marker, as the crow flies. Thomas L. Kane (approx. 0.4 miles away); First State Game Lands (approx. 13.1 miles away).

By Mike Wintermantel, August 31, 2012

2. Seneca Spring Marker

Credits. This page originally submitted on September 3, 2012, by Mike Wintermantel of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. This page has been viewed 77 times since then. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on September 3, 2012, by Mike Wintermantel of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.