Shickshinny
Indian word for "Place where five mountains meet." These mountains are River, Lee, Rocky, Knob and Newport. Laid out in 1857 and incorporated as a borough in 1861, Shickshinny was a major stop on the North Branch Canal that was built in 1828 and ran from Berwick to Nanticoke.
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Indigenous Peoples and Communities • Settlements & Settlers. In addition, it is included in the Pennsylvania, North Branch Canal series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1857.
Location. 41° 9.21′ N, 76° 9.098′ W. Marker is in Shickshinny, Pennsylvania, in Luzerne County. It is on Union Street (Pennsylvania Route 239) west of Main Street (U.S. 11), on the left when traveling west. Marker is on the Shickshinny Municipal Building grounds. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 35 West Union Street, Shickshinny PA 18655, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in Pennsylvania’s Anthracite Coal Region, in the Wyoming Valley, and in Greater Scranton and Wilkes-Barre. It is also in the American Northeast, in the Mid-Atlantic, in Appalachia, and specifically in Northern Appalachia. Globally, it is in North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Confederacy and also one of the original Thirteen Colonies.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 7 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: World Wars Memorial (within shouting distance of this marker); War Memorial (approx. 1.1 miles away); Mocanaqua (approx. 1.1 miles away); Warriors Path (approx. 1.3 miles away); Union Access (approx. 3.1 miles away); a different marker also named War Memorial
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Also see . . . Shickshinny, Pennsylvania. (Submitted on April 17, 2018, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.)
Credits. This page was last revised on April 17, 2018. It was originally submitted on April 17, 2018, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 761 times since then and 39 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on April 17, 2018, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.
