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Antietam in Washington County, Maryland — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
 

An Indian Deed

 
 
An Indian Deed Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Allen C. Browne, January 24, 2010
1. An Indian Deed Marker
Inscription. Israel Friend in 1727 secured a deed from the Indian chiefs of the Five Nations. Beginning “at the mouth of Andietum Creek thence up the Potomack River 200 shoots as fur as an arrow can be slung out of a bow” thence “100 shoots right back from the river” then “squared till it interceeds with the creek.”
 
Erected by State Roads Commission.
 
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Settlements & Settlers. A significant historical year for this entry is 1727.
 
Location. 39° 24.997′ N, 77° 44.53′ W. Marker is in Antietam, Maryland, in Washington County. Marker is on Harpers Ferry Road near Limekiln Road, on the right when traveling north. Located on the south side of the bridge over Antietam Creek. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Sharpsburg MD 21782, United States of America. Touch for directions.
 
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 3 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies. Antietam Iron Works Bridge (within shouting distance of this marker); A.P. Hill’s March (approx. 1.8 miles away in West Virginia); Boteler’s Ford Tablet B. F. 2 (approx. 2.1 miles away in West Virginia); Pack Horse Ford (approx. 2.1 miles away in West Virginia); Boteler’s Ford Tablet B. F. 1
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(approx. 2.1 miles away in West Virginia); Boteler’s Ford Tablet B. F. 3 (approx. 2.1 miles away in West Virginia); Battle of Boteler's Ford (approx. 2.1 miles away in West Virginia); Shepherdstown Battlefield Preservation Association (approx. 2.1 miles away in West Virginia).
 
Also see . . .  Biography of Israel Friend. (Submitted on August 3, 2007, by Craig Swain of Leesburg, Virginia.)
 
An Indian Deed Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Craig Swain, July 28, 2007
2. An Indian Deed Marker
An Indian Deed Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Allen C. Browne, January 24, 2010
3. An Indian Deed Marker
The Marker is at the south end of the Antietam Iron Furnace Bridge, on the left in this photo.
Mouth of the Antietam Just South of the Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Craig Swain, July 28, 2007
4. Mouth of the Antietam Just South of the Marker
Bridge over Antietam Creek image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Craig Swain, July 28, 2007
5. Bridge over Antietam Creek
Known as Antietam Iron Works Bridge, this four arch stone bridge, built in 1832, is one of many in Washington County dating to the 19th Century. The site is often noted as a battleground between the Catawba and Delaware Indian tribes.
Antietam Aqueduct image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Craig Swain, July 28, 2007
6. Antietam Aqueduct
At the mouth of Antietam Creek the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal crosses via this aqueduct.
Antietam Aqueduct image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Bradley Owen, October 23, 2020
7. Antietam Aqueduct
Antietam Creek flowing towards the Potomac River in the distance.
An Indian Deed Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Craig Swain, July 28, 2007
8. An Indian Deed Marker
An older picture of the marker shows how age has taken its toll over the last five years.
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on March 1, 2021. It was originally submitted on August 3, 2007, by Craig Swain of Leesburg, Virginia. This page has been viewed 2,325 times since then and 21 times this year. Photos:   1. submitted on July 28, 2012, by Allen C. Browne of Silver Spring, Maryland.   2. submitted on August 3, 2007, by Craig Swain of Leesburg, Virginia.   3. submitted on July 28, 2012, by Allen C. Browne of Silver Spring, Maryland.   4, 5, 6. submitted on August 3, 2007, by Craig Swain of Leesburg, Virginia.   7. submitted on February 26, 2021, by Bradley Owen of Morgantown, West Virginia.   8. submitted on August 3, 2007, by Craig Swain of Leesburg, Virginia. • J. J. Prats was the editor who published this page.

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