Walker Township near Mifflintown in Juniata County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

Tuscarora Path

Photographed By Mike Wintermantel, June 1, 2018

1. Tuscarora Path Marker

Missing marker

Inscription. Used by the Five Nations Iroquois in raiding tribes to the south, and later by early traders and settlers. It began one mile west of here and terminated in the Tuscarora region of North Carolina.

Erected 1947 by Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Native Americans • Roads & Vehicles. In addition, it is included in the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission series list.

Location. 40° 32.86′ N, 77° 22.091′ W. Marker has been damaged. Marker is near Mifflintown, Pennsylvania, in Juniata County. It is in Walker Township. Marker is on William Penn Highway, 0.1 miles west of Pennsylvania Route 75, on the right when traveling east. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 27335 Rte 75 N, Mifflintown PA 17059, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 3 miles of this location, measured as the crow flies. Fort Bigham (about 600 feet away, measured in a direct line); Mexico (approx. 1.1 miles away); Walker Township Veterans Memorial Honor Roll (approx. 1.1 miles away); First White Settlement in the Juniata Valley (approx. 1.1 miles away); Col. William Patterson (approx. 1.2 miles

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away); Patterson's Fort (approx. 1.2 miles away); Port Royal (approx. 1.6 miles away); In Grateful Acknowledgement (approx. 2.1 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Mifflintown.

More about this marker. Marker has fallen out of its frame, missing.

Photographed By Mike Wintermantel, June 1, 2018

2. Tuscarora Path Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on February 7, 2023. It was originally submitted on June 3, 2018, by Mike Wintermantel of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. This page has been viewed 277 times since then and 22 times this year. Last updated on March 1, 2021, by Carl Gordon Moore Jr. of North East, Maryland. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on June 3, 2018, by Mike Wintermantel of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.

Editor’s want-list for this marker. Photo of the marker prior before going missing. • Can you help?