Tionesta Township in Forest County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

Refugee Towns

Photographed by Mike Wintermantel, April 4, 2004

1. Refugee Towns Marker

Inscription. This part of the Allegheny was allotted to Munsee and other displaced Indians by the Seneca before 1750. In 1767-70 Zeisberger worked among these refugee groups, then occupying three towns along the river here.

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 1750.

Location. 41° 28.608′ N, 79° 28.289′ W. Marker is near Tionesta, Pennsylvania, in Forest County. It is in Tionesta Township. It is on President Road (U.S. 62) 0.4 miles north of Pullman Road, on the right when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 7373 President Road, Tionesta PA 16353, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Northwestern Pennsylvania

and specifically in the Pennsylvania Wilds.

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: When Timber Was King (approx. 1.3 miles away); Tionesta (approx. 1.3 miles away); Hunters Station Bridge Bearing Block (approx. 1.3 miles away); Lieutenant John Range (approx. 1.6 miles away); Forest County (approx. 1.6 miles away);

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a different marker also named Forest County (approx. 1.6 miles away); History (approx. 1.6 miles away); Damascus (approx. 2.4 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Tionesta.

Photographed by Mike Wintermantel, September 3, 2012

2. Refugee Towns Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on October 26, 2024. It was originally submitted on January 24, 2011, by Mike Wintermantel of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. This page has been viewed 2,297 times since then and 79 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on September 3, 2012, by Mike Wintermantel of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.