Manor Township near Conestoga in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

Conestoga Indian Town

Photographed by Beverly Pfingsten, February 24, 2008

1. Conestoga Indian Town Marker

Inscription. The Conestoga Indians lived in scattered settlements along this stream. They were the last of the once mighty Susquehannocks. Their final location was the Conestoga Indian Town which was along the road leading to Creswell. William Penn visited the Conestoga Indians in 1701. The remnants of this tribe were massacred by the Paxton boys in December 1763.

Erected by Safe Harbor Water Power Corp.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Indigenous Peoples and Communities • Notable Events. A significant historical year for this entry is 1701.

Location. 39° 56.332′ N, 76° 23.264′ W. Marker is near Conestoga, Pennsylvania, in Lancaster County. It is in Manor Township. It is on River Road (Pennsylvania Route 3030) 0.1 miles south of Safe Harbor Road, on the right when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 4657 River Rd, Conestoga PA 17516, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in South-Central Pennsylvania, specifically in Pennsylvania Dutch Country,

and in the Susquehanna Valley.

It is also in the American Northeast

and in the Mid-Atlantic.

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 3 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Iron Works (approx. ¼ mile away); Houses for Employees of the Safe Harbor Iron Works (approx. 0.4 miles away); Port of Lancaster (approx. 0.9 miles away); Bird Watching Platform (approx. one mile away); Conestoga (approx. 1.2 miles

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away); In Honor (approx. 1.3 miles away); a different marker also named Conestoga Indian Town (approx. 1.6 miles away); On August 5, 1729 (approx. 2.8 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Conestoga.

Related markers. Click here for a list of markers that are related to this marker. The Conestoga Indian Massacre of 1763

Additional keywords. Genocide

Conestoga River at marker. image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Beverly Pfingsten, February 24, 2008

2. Conestoga River at marker.

Conestoga River empties into the nearby Susquehanna River.

Credits. This page was last revised on February 7, 2023. It was originally submitted on February 25, 2008, by Bill Pfingsten of Bel Air, Maryland. This page has been viewed 4,710 times since then and 388 times this year. Last updated on November 17, 2020, by Carl Gordon Moore Jr. of North East, Maryland. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on February 25, 2008, by Bill Pfingsten of Bel Air, Maryland.