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History of Observatory Hill Marker
Photographer: Mike Wintermantel
Taken: December 14, 2014
Caption: History of Observatory Hill Marker
Additional Description: Panel 9
Venango Trail
Venango Path was a Native American trail that ran from the Forks of the Ohio (present day Pittsburgh) to Presque Isle, Pennsylvania. The trail was named after the Native American village of Venango, where French Creek empties into the Allegheny River. The village is now the site of the small city of Franklin, Pennsylvania.
Submitted: December 17, 2014, by Mike Wintermantel of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
Database Locator Identification Number: p295437
File Size: 1.715 Megabytes

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