Lower Chanceford Township near Airville in York County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

Indian Steps

Photographed by William Pope, August 4, 2022

1. Indian Steps Marker

Inscription.
A memorial to the Indians who formerly dwelt in the vicinity

Designed and built by John Edward Vandersloot who named it after a nearby fishing rock on the face of which the Indians had carved footholds

The Pennsylvania Water and Power Company purchased the property for its Holtwood hydroelectric development, after the death of Mr. Vandersloot, and the Indian memorial is being preserved, in cooperation with the conservation society of York County, as a museum and place of recreation for the public.

Erected 1940 by Pennsylvania Water & Power Company.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Charity & Public Work • Indigenous Peoples and Communities • Industry & Commerce • Settlements & Settlers. A significant historical year for this entry is 1940.

Location. 39° 51.801′ N, 76° 22.527′ 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 Road, 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: A Story Told by Our Totem Pole (here, next to this marker); Indian Steps Cabin

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(here, next to 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 (approx. 0.9 miles away); Susquehanna and Tidewater Canal (approx. 0.9 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Airville.

More about this marker. It is to left of Museum entrance but you have to turn 90 degrees clockwise to stand in front of it.

Photographed by Carl Gordon Moore Jr., April 9, 2021

2. Indian Steps Marker

Historic-place notice, on right front of building.

This property has been
placed on the
National Register
of Historic Places
by the United States
Department of the Interior

Photographed by William Pope, August 4, 2022

3. Indian Steps Marker

Indian Steps Museum image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Carl Gordon Moore Jr., April 9, 2021

4. Indian Steps Museum

Photographed by Carl Gordon Moore Jr., April 9, 2021

5. Indian Steps Marker

Facing from Museum front toward the Susquehanna River.

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 423 times since then and 12 times this year. Last updated on April 13, 2021, by Carl Gordon Moore Jr. of North East, Maryland. Photos: 1. submitted on August 4, 2022, by William Pope of Marietta, Pennsylvania. 2. submitted on April 11, 2021, by Carl Gordon Moore Jr. of North East, Maryland. 3. submitted on August 4, 2022, by William Pope of Marietta, Pennsylvania. 4, 5. submitted on April 11, 2021, by Carl Gordon Moore Jr. of North East, Maryland. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.