Middlecreek Township near Middleburg in Snyder County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
Site of Blockhouse and Settler Refuge During Indian Raids
1770 - 1783
Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), July 10, 2021
1. Site of Blockhouse and Settler Refuge During Indian Raids Marker
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Colonial Era • Indigenous Peoples and Communities • Settlements & Settlers. A significant historical year for this entry is 1762.
Location. 40° 48.144′ N, 76° 58.156′ W. Marker is near Middleburg, Pennsylvania, in Snyder County. It is in Middlecreek Township. It is on Kreamer Avenue just west of Avenue A, on the left when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 363 Kreamer Ave, Middleburg PA 17842, 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 6 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Schoch Blockhouse (about 600 feet away, measured in a direct line); Veterans Memorial (approx. 3.1 miles away); Freeburg (approx. 3.2 miles away); a different marker also named Veterans Memorial (approx. 4.1 miles away); Snyder County (approx. 4.1 miles away); Snyder County Veterans Memorial (approx. 4.4 miles away); Seibert Hall (approx. 5.1 miles away); Susquehanna University (approx. 5.1 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Middleburg.
Another marker is no longer nearby. Civil War Memorial (was approx. 5.1 miles away but has been permanently removed).
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Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), July 10, 2021
2. Site of Blockhouse and Settler Refuge During Indian Raids 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 583 times since then and 22 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on July 11, 2021, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.
