Sunbury in Northumberland County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

Shikellamy

Photographed by Craig Swain, November 28, 2008

1. Shikellamy Marker

Inscription. Erected as a memorial
to
Shikellamy, also Swataney, "Our Enlightener,"
the Representative of the Six Nations
in this province.
First sent to Shamokin (Sunbury) in 1728;
appointed vicegerent in 1745. Died Dec. 6, 1758;
He was buried near this spot.
This diplomat and statesman was a
firm friend of the province of
Pennsylvania
Erected by the Fort Augusta Chapter, D.A.R.
in co-operation with the
Pennsylvania Historical Commission
June 1915

Erected 1915 by Fort Augusta Chapter, D.A.R. and Pennsylvania Historical Commission.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Colonial Era • Indigenous Peoples and Communities. In addition, it is included in the Daughters of the American Revolution, and the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission (PHMC) series lists. A significant historical month for this entry is June 1915.

Location. 40° 52.638′ N, 76° 47.405′ W. Marker is in Sunbury, Pennsylvania, in Northumberland County. It is on North Front Street (State Highway 147) near Augusta Street, on the right when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Sunbury PA 17801, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Pennsylvania’s Anthracite Coal Region

and in the Susquehanna Valley.

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 walking distance of this marker: Fort Augusta (about 700 feet away, measured in a direct

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line); Thompson's Rifle Battalion: (about 700 feet away); The Sullivan Expedition (about 700 feet away); a different marker also named Shikellamy (about 800 feet away); Shikellamy's Profile (approx. ¼ mile away); The Bloody Spring (approx. 0.6 miles away); Pennsylvania Canal (approx. 0.7 miles away); The Priestley-Forsyth Memorial Library (approx. 0.9 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Sunbury.

Also see . . . Shikellamy. Biography of this Native American leader. (Submitted on December 12, 2008, by Craig Swain of Leesburg, Virginia.)

Photographed by Craig Swain, November 28, 2008

2. Shikellamy Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on December 12, 2008, by Craig Swain of Leesburg, Virginia. This page has been viewed 1,267 times since then and 23 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on December 12, 2008, by Craig Swain of Leesburg, Virginia.