Conoy Township in Bainbridge in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

In Memory of the Conoy or Ganowese Indians

Photographed by William Pope, March 3, 2023

1. In Memory of the Conoy or Ganowese Indians Marker

Inscription. In memory of the Conoy or Ganowese Indians who lived here from about 1718-1743 and Peter Bezaillion 1662-1742

Noted French trader and Indian interpreter whose trail to this place known as Peter's Road was used as a boundary line of five of the original townships

Marked by the Lancaster County Historical Society 1933

Erected 1933 by Lancaster County Historical Society.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Colonial Era • Indigenous Peoples and Communities • Roads & Vehicles • Settlements & Settlers.

Location. 40° 5.205′ N, 76° 39.892′ W. Marker is in Bainbridge, Pennsylvania, in Lancaster County. It is in Conoy Township. It is at the intersection of South 2nd Street and Locust Grove Road, on the right when traveling south on South 2nd Street. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 271 S 2nd St, Bainbridge PA 17502, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in South-Central Pennsylvania, specifically in Pennsylvania Dutch Country,

and in the Susquehanna Valley.

It is

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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 3 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Bainbridge (within shouting distance of this marker); Conoy Indian Town (approx. ¼ mile away); Rededicated November 11, 1967 (approx. 0.4 miles away); Dedicated to the Men and Women of Conoy Township (approx. 0.4 miles away); On this site stood (approx. 0.4 miles away); Samuel S. Haldeman (approx. 0.7 miles away); River Brethren (approx. 1.4 miles away); Codorus Furnace (approx. 2½ miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Bainbridge.

Photographed by William Pope, March 3, 2023

2. In Memory of the Conoy or Ganowese Indians Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on March 5, 2023. It was originally submitted on March 3, 2023, by William Pope of Marietta, Pennsylvania. This page has been viewed 436 times since then and 29 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on March 3, 2023, by William Pope of Marietta, Pennsylvania. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.