Near New Castle in Lawrence County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

Kuskuskies Towns

Photographed by Mike Wintermantel, February 12, 2011

1. Kuskuskies Towns Marker

Inscription. Important group of Indian towns on and near site of present New Castle. First inhabited by Senecas; but after 1756 settled chiefly by Delawares from eastern Pennsylvania. Abandoned during Revolutionary War.

Erected 1947 by Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Colonial Era • 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 1756.

Location. 40° 58.183′ N, 80° 23′ W. Marker is near New Castle, Pennsylvania, in Lawrence County. It is at the intersection of Pennsylvania Route 18 and Route 108, on the left when traveling north on Pennsylvania Route 18. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: New Castle PA 16102, 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: Mahoningtown Veterans Memorial (approx. 0.4 miles away); "Squaw Campaign" (approx. 2.2 miles away); Mount Jackson (approx. 2.6 miles away); Canal Crossing (approx. 2.7 miles away); Lawrence County Spanish American War Memorial (approx. 2.8 miles away);

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Lawrence County World War I Memorial (approx. 2.8 miles away); Lawrence County Civil War Memorial (approx. 2.8 miles away); Warner Brothers' First Theater (approx. 2.9 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in New Castle.

Another marker is no longer nearby. C. Frederick Post (was here, next to this marker but has been confirmed missing).

Photographed by Mike Wintermantel, February 12, 2011

2. Kuskuskies Towns Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on February 12, 2011, by Mike Wintermantel of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. This page has been viewed 1,450 times since then and 64 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on February 12, 2011, by Mike Wintermantel of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.