Monroe Township near Selinsgrove in Snyder County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

Albany Purchase Line Stone

Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), July 10, 2021

1. Albany Purchase Line Stone Marker

Inscription. This stone, which was transported from Henry Shoemaker's estate at McElhattan, was erected on the Albany Purchase Line in 1938. The line is about one mile north of this spot. To the stone was attached a plaque describing the Albany Purchase of 1754. In 1939 the plaque was stolen. In 1966 the stone was brought here and this marker attached by the Snyder County Historical Society.

Erected 1966 by The Snyder County Historical Society.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Colonial Era • Settlements & Settlers. A significant historical year for this entry is 1938.

Location. 40° 48.808′ N, 76° 51.26′ W. Marker is near Selinsgrove, Pennsylvania, in Snyder County. It is in Monroe Township. It is on South Old Trail just south of Airport Road, on the right when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 367 S Old Trail, Selinsgrove PA 17870, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Pennsylvania’s 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 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: John Harris, Founder of Harrisburg (here, next to this marker); The (John) Penn's Creek Massacre (here, next to this marker); Penns Creek Massacre (approx. ¼ mile away); “Coxey's Army” (approx. 0.3 miles away); Albany Purchase (approx.

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0.8 miles away); Simon Snyder (approx. 0.9 miles away); Erected to the Memory of Simon Snyder (approx. 1.2 miles away); Revolutionary War Memorial (approx. 1.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Selinsgrove.

Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), July 10, 2021

2. Albany Purchase Line Stone Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on February 7, 2023. It was originally submitted on July 11, 2021, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 1,002 times since then and 47 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on July 11, 2021, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.