Jersey Shore in Lycoming County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
In the Beginning
| | Pine Creek Rail Trail | |
Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, May 17, 2022
1. In the Beginning Marker
Before time itself had a name, these forests were here.
Except for the music of the wind, birds and brooks, the forests stood silent. The rugged mountains, deep hollows and vast forests of north central Pennsylvania were known only to the wild creatures that thrived here.
And when the sun sank below the ridges, the skies deepened to cobalt... then infinite black, revealing a trillion stars blazing brightly and spinning above the wilderness.
But this serene landscape would be changed. Native cultures would inhabit the forests and begin to alter the landscape.
Later, the vast natural resources would be discovered and exploited by the Europeans, an advanced culture driven and destined to civilize a continent and forge a new country...
Erected by Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resoures.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Natural Resources.
Location. 41° 12.093′ N, 77° 16.819′ W. Marker is in Jersey Shore, Pennsylvania, in Lycoming County. It can be reached from the intersection of Railroad Street and Humes Street, on the left when traveling west. The marker is at the Pine Creek Rail Trail Trailhead. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Jersey Shore PA 17740, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in the Pennsylvania Wilds and in the 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.
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Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, May 17, 2022
2. In the Beginning Marker
This marker is the leftmost of four panels on the south side of the Pine Creek Rail Trail Trailhead interpretive kiosk.
Credits. This page was last revised on July 1, 2026. It was originally submitted on June 30, 2026, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida. This page has been viewed 12 times since then. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on July 1, 2026, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida.
