Near Edinburg in Lawrence County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
Kuskuskies Towns
Photographed by Mike Wintermantel, February 12, 2011
1. Kuskuskies Towns Marker
Erected 1947 by Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission.
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Indigenous Peoples and Communities • Settlements & Settlers. In addition, it is included in the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission (PHMC) series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1785.
Location. 41° 0.921′ N, 80° 26.575′ W. Marker is near Edinburg, Pennsylvania, in Lawrence County. It is at the intersection of Jackson Street (Pennsylvania Route 551) and U.S. 224, on the right when traveling north on Jackson Street. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Edinburg PA 16116, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in Northwestern Pennsylvania and in Greater Pittsburgh. 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 3 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Kush-Kush-Kee (within shouting distance of this marker); Cross-Cut Canal (approx. 0.3 miles away); Ira D. Sankey (approx. 0.3 miles away); Edinburg World War II Memorial (approx. 0.4 miles away); Mahoning Township Veterans Memorial (approx. 2.2 miles away);
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Also see . . . Kuskuskies Towns - Behind the Marker. Explore PA History.com (Submitted on July 11, 2011, by Mike Wintermantel of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.)
Photographed by Mike Wintermantel, February 12, 2011
2. Kuskuskies Towns Marker
Photographed by Forest McDermott, October 24, 2009
3. Kuskuskies Towns Marker
Photo taken looking east on Route 224 toward New Castle, PA
Photographed by Mike Wintermantel, September 13, 2014
4. Kuskuskies Towns Marker
Marker has been moved across the PA 551 with the renovation of the intersection.
Credits. This page was last revised on March 20, 2022. It was originally submitted on February 12, 2011, by Mike Wintermantel of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. This page has been viewed 1,314 times since then and 26 times this year. Last updated on March 18, 2022, by Carl Gordon Moore Jr. of North East, Maryland. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on February 12, 2011, by Mike Wintermantel of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. 3. submitted on December 13, 2011, by Forest McDermott of Masontown, Pennsylvania. 4. submitted on September 13, 2014, by Mike Wintermantel of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. • J. Makali Bruton was the editor who published this page.
