Lower Chanceford Township near Airville in York County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
Indian Steps Cabin
1912
Photographed by Carl Gordon Moore Jr., April 9, 2021
1. Indian Steps Cabin Marker
I entreat all who pass this way to safely guard and preserve these former possessions of, and monuments to, an ancient Indian people.
Erected 1912 by John Edward Vandersloot.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Anthropology & Archaeology • Indigenous Peoples and Communities. A significant historical year for this entry is 1912.
Location. 39° 51.805′ N, 76° 22.528′ W. Marker is near Airville, Pennsylvania, in York County. It is in Lower Chanceford Township. It can be reached from Indian Steps Road 0.7 miles south of Furnace Road (Pennsylvania Route 425), on the left when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 205 Indian Steps Rd, Airville PA 17302, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in South-Central Pennsylvania, specifically in Pennsylvania Dutch Country, in the Susquehanna Valley, and in Greater Harrisburg. 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 walking distance of this marker: Indian Steps (here, next to this marker); A Story Told by Our Totem Pole (a few steps from this marker); Indigenous Peoples of the Susquehanna Valley (a few steps from this marker); The River's Ways (approx. 0.7 miles away); Susquehanna River Water Trail (approx. 0.7 miles away); York Furnace Bridge (approx. 0.9 miles away); Susquehanna Canal
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2. Indian Steps Cabin Marker
Indian Steps Museum
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3. Indian Steps Cabin Marker
Facing from Museum front toward the Susquehanna River.
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4. Indian Steps Cabin Marker
1765
Indians
departed to west
[middle stone]
Delawares
or
Lenni Lenapes
[right stone]
Shawanese
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5. Indian Steps Cabin Marker
Six Nations
Mohawks Onondagas
Oneidas Senecas
Cayugas Tuscaroras
[right stone]
Potomok
Canawese or Conois
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6. Indian Steps Cabin Marker
Susquehannocks
Conestogas or
Mingoes
[right stone]
Tutelues
Tucwachs or
Nanticokes
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7. Indian Steps Cabin Marker
[right stone, 2nd of 4 on right side of building] Huron Iriquois
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8. Indian Steps Cabin Marker
Lenni Lenape
or original people
Powhatan Confederacy
Cherokees --- Katawbas
Natchez --- Uchees --- Mobilian
Cowetas --- Woccons
Muskogees or --- Manahoks
Creeks --- Menacans
Apalachians --- Pamlicoes
Choctaws --- Corees
Chickasaws --- Cheraws
Quapaws --- Santees
Dakotas or --- Yamassees
Sioux --- Seminoles
Timucuas
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9. Indian Steps Cabin Marker
Alligewi
Mencwe, Maquas, Mingoes, Iroquois
or Five Nations
Eries --- Andastes
Miamies or Twightwees
Wyandots --- Ottawas
Piankashaws --- Knisteneauk
Pottowatomies --- Pennacooks
Kickapoos --- Abenakis
Weas --- Narragansetts
Chippewas or Ojibwas --- Wampanoags
Illinois --- Pequods
Winnebagoes --- Pawtuckets
Menominee --- Mohegans
Sacs & Foxes --- Minsi
Credits. This page was last revised on February 7, 2023. It was originally submitted on April 11, 2021, by Carl Gordon Moore Jr. of North East, Maryland. This page has been viewed 351 times since then and 20 times this year. Last updated on April 13, 2021, by Carl Gordon Moore Jr. of North East, Maryland. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6. submitted on April 11, 2021, by Carl Gordon Moore Jr. of North East, Maryland. 7, 8, 9. submitted on April 13, 2021, by Carl Gordon Moore Jr. of North East, Maryland. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.
