East Lackawannock Township in Mercer in Mercer County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

Pandenarium

Photographed by Mike Wintermantel, July 28, 2023

1. Pandenarium Marker

Inscription. Arriving in November 1854, 63 African Americans settled an agricultural community north of Indian Run. Freed through manumission by Va. plantation owner Dr. Charles Everett, many of these formerly enslaved men and women worked to purchase the freedom of others. Abolitionist-built houses on land provided by Everett awaited them. Archaeological investigations have uncovered their stories of hard-fought freedom, collaboration, and perseverance.

Erected 2019 by Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Abolition & Underground RR • African Americans • Anthropology & Archaeology. In addition, it is included in the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission (PHMC) series list. A significant historical month for this entry is November 1854.

Location. 41° 11.311′ N, 80° 14.478′ W. Marker is in Mercer, Pennsylvania, in Mercer County. It is in East Lackawannock Township. It is at the intersection of Perry Highway (U.S. 19) and New Castle Road, on the right when traveling south on Perry Highway. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area:

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Mercer PA 16137, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Northwestern Pennsylvania

and in Greater Erie. 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: The Magoffin House (approx. 2.6 miles away); James Willis Ayer and Minette Miller Ayer (approx. 2.6 miles away); Henderson Historical Center (approx. 2.6 miles away); John A. Bingham (approx. 2.6 miles away); Global War on Terror Memorial (approx. 2.6 miles away); Court House Fountain (approx. 2.6 miles away); Helen Black Miller Memorial Chapel (approx. 2.6 miles away); Mercer County WWII Memorial (approx. 2.7 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Mercer.

Also see . . . Pandenarium: Unearthing Black Settlers’ Stories.

Photographed by Mike Wintermantel, July 28, 2023

2. Pandenarium Marker

(Submitted on July 28, 2023, by Mike Wintermantel of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.)

Credits. This page was last revised on July 28, 2023. It was originally submitted on July 28, 2023, by Mike Wintermantel of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. This page has been viewed 1,035 times since then and 281 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on July 28, 2023, by Mike Wintermantel of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.