Starbrick in Warren County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

The Mead Island Tradition

Photographed by Mike Wintermantel, October 30, 2021

1. The Mead Island Tradition Marker

Inscription. This Native American culture was first identified in 1967 by Carnegie Museum archaeologist Dr. Stanley Lantz when his team excavated a pre-Contact village on Mead Island. Evidence from similar sites in the Middle Allegheny River valley, most notably the nearby Penelec site, shows that these groups were among the regions first farmers, representing a distinct culture that dominated this area in the Late Woodland period (960-1360 AD).

Erected 2021 by Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Anthropology & Archaeology • Indigenous Peoples and Communities • Waterways & Vessels. A significant historical year for this entry is 1967.

Location. 41° 50.319′ N, 79° 11.393′ W. Marker is in Starbrick, Pennsylvania, in Warren County. It is on Pennsylvania Avenue West (U.S. 6/62) west of Preston Road, on the right when traveling east. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Warren PA 16365, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Northwestern Pennsylvania

and specifically in the Pennsylvania Wilds.

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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: These Granite Towers Represent (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); George Washington Elms (approx. 1.8 miles away); In Grateful Recognition (approx. 1.9 miles away); Civilian Conservation Corps (approx. 1.9 miles away); The Baby Arch (approx. 1.9 miles away); Gen. Joseph Warren (approx. 2 miles away); General William Irvine (approx. 2 miles away); Under Three Flags (approx. 2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Starbrick.

Photographed by Mike Wintermantel, October 30, 2021

2. The Mead Island Tradition Marker

Photographed by Mike Wintermantel, October 30, 2021

3. Mead Island

Not easily accessible (if at all)

Credits. This page was last revised on November 2, 2021. It was originally submitted on November 2, 2021, by Mike Wintermantel of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. This page has been viewed 2,673 times since then and 189 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on November 2, 2021, by Mike Wintermantel of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.