Franklin Township near Cashtown in Adams County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
Mary Jemison
Photographed By Frankie, August 4, 2018
1. Mary Jemison Marker
Inscription.
Mary Jemison. . During the French and Indian War, Mary Jemison was kidnapped from this valley on April 5, 1758 by a band of Frenchmen and Shawnee Indians. Taken to Fort Duquesne, now Pittsburgh, she was adopted by Seneca Indians who named her "Deh-Ge-Wa-Nus." In 1759, they moved to the Genesee River Valley in the state of New York. During her life with the Indians, Mary married and gave birth to eight children. At the age of ninety-one, she returned to her Christian faith and died a few days later on September 19, 1833. Mary, called the "White Woman of the Genesee", grew to love and respect her captors. She is buried at what later became Letchworth State Park, in Northwest New York State.
During the French and Indian War, Mary Jemison was kidnapped from this valley on April 5, 1758 by a band of Frenchmen and Shawnee Indians. Taken to Fort Duquesne, now Pittsburgh, she was adopted by Seneca Indians who named her "Deh-Ge-Wa-Nus." In 1759, they moved to the Genesee River Valley in the state of New York. During her life with the Indians, Mary married and gave birth to eight children. At the age of ninety-one, she returned to her Christian faith and died a few days later on September 19, 1833. Mary, called the "White Woman of the Genesee", grew to love and respect her captors. She is buried at what later became Letchworth State Park, in Northwest New York State.
Location. 39° 55.028′ N, 77° 23.723′ W. Marker is near Cashtown, Pennsylvania, in Adams County. It is in Franklin Township. Marker is on Church Road south of Buchanan Valley Road, on the right when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1095 Church Rd, Biglerville PA 17307, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 4 miles of this marker, measured as the crow
More about this marker. The statue is in the parking lot of St. Ignatius Loyola church.
Photographed By Frankie, August 4, 2018
2. Mary Jemison Statue
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3. Close-up of Mary Jemison Statue
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4. Inscription under the feet of the statue
Mary Jemison, the "White Squaw" stolen from Buchanan Valley by Indians, 1758.
Erected June 1923 by Father Will Whalen.
Photographed By Frankie, August 4, 2018
5. Plaque Inscription on bottom of Statue
Base stone from Jemison Homestead
Erected by
William A., and Son, Richard M. Cole in 1923
Plaque donated and placed in 2006 by
Richard C., Edwin M. and James M. Cole
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