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. 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.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Indigenous Peoples and Communities • War, French and Indian • Women. In addition, it is included in the Mary Jemison - White Woman of the Genessee series list. A significant historical date for this entry is April 5, 1758.

Location. 39° 55.028′ N, 77° 23.723′ W. Marker is near Cashtown, Pennsylvania, in Adams County. It is in Franklin Township. It is on Church Road south of Buchanan

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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.

Regionally, this marker is in South-Central Pennsylvania. 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 4 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: A different marker also named Mary Jemison (approx. 2.1 miles away); Traveling the Highway (approx. 2.7 miles away); Cashtown (approx. 2.9 miles away); Gettysburg Campaign (approx. 2.9 miles away); Cashtown Inn (approx. 2.9 miles away); Imboden's Brigade (approx. 2.9 miles away); Roads West (approx. 2.9 miles away); a different marker also named Cashtown (approx. 3.3 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Cashtown.

More about this marker.

Mary Jemison Statue image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Frankie, August 4, 2018

2. Mary Jemison Statue

The statue is in the parking lot of St. Ignatius Loyola church.

Close-up of Mary Jemison Statue image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Frankie, August 4, 2018

3. Close-up of Mary Jemison Statue

Inscription under the feet of the statue image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Frankie, August 4, 2018

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.

Plaque Inscription on bottom of Statue image. Click for full size.

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

Credits. This page was last revised on February 24, 2024. It was originally submitted on August 6, 2018. This page has been viewed 3,092 times since then and 207 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on August 6, 2018. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.