Tyrone in Blair County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
"The Big Spring"
Thachnectorus "The Spreading Oak"
alias
Captain John Logan (1718-1820)
Eldest son of Shikellemus, Vice-Gerent
of the Iroquois Federation in Pennsylvania
and a staunch and tried friend of
the white men in the Juniata Valley
during the Revolutionary War
[Additional plaque nearby]
This photograph of "The Big Spring", as it appeared in 1866, was placed here under the auspices of The Tyrone Area Bicentennial Committee when they rededicated The Chief Logan Monument on August 13, 1976
The spring, which was situated adjacent to the far side of Washington Avenue (over your left shoulder) was maintained as a Community scenic attraction until its waster supply became greatly diminished and it was filled in to ground level in 1960
Erected 1918 by The Blair County Historical Society.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Colonial Era • Indigenous Peoples and Communities • War, US Revolutionary • Waterways & Vessels. A significant historical date for this entry is August 13, 1976.
Location. 40° 40.269′ N, 78° 14.496′ W. Marker is in Tyrone, Pennsylvania,
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Regionally, this marker is 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 walking distance of this marker: Site of the Former Historic City Hotel (approx. 0.2 miles away); Tyrone Station Park Observation Bridge (approx. 0.2 miles away); First Building (approx. 0.2 miles away); 9th Street Pedestrian Bridge (approx. 0.2 miles away); Caboose #21024 (approx. 0.2 miles away); Caboose # 477813 (approx. 0.2 miles away); PRR Workers Memorial (approx. 0.2 miles away); Fred Waring (approx. 0.2
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