Near Milanville in Wayne County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
Cushetunk
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., July 30, 2018
1. Cushetunk Marker
"The Delaware Company and The Cushetunk Settlement"
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Fort Delaware Museum of Colonial History blog entry
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The first Connecticut settlement on the upper Delaware was made here in 1755, under lead of Moses Thomas and Daniel Skinner, on lands called Cushetunk by the Indians. Settlement seized by Indians and Tories, 1778.
Erected 1947 by Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission.
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Colonial Era • Indigenous Peoples and Communities • Settlements & Settlers • War, US Revolutionary. In addition, it is included in the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission (PHMC) series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1755.
Location. 41° 41.014′ N, 75° 3.316′ W. Marker is near Milanville, Pennsylvania, in Wayne County. It is at the intersection of River Road (Pennsylvania Route 1004) and Card Lane, on the right when traveling north on River Road. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Milanville PA 18443, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in Pennsylvania’s Pocono Mountains. 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 5 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: The First Baptist Church of Damascus, PA (approx. 1½ miles away); Veterans Memorial (approx. 1½ miles away); Heirsville (approx. 1.9 miles away in New York); Jersey Claim Line
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Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., July 30, 2018
2. Cushetunk Marker
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., July 30, 2018
3. View South from Cushetunk Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on February 25, 2022. It was originally submitted on August 14, 2018, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 1,672 times since then and 76 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on August 14, 2018, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.
