Franklin Park in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
Kuskusky Path
Photographed by Mike Wintermantel, February 18, 2011
1. Kuskusky Path Marker
Hunters, traders, warriors, militia, war captives, and diplomats all used this early Native American path, which passed this location, for most of the 1700s as part of a regional network of trails. It provided a direct route between Fort Duquesne/Fort Pitt, a major trade center, and the Delaware Indian community of Kuskusky, now New Castle. Europeans who began moving into the area built homes and churches adjacent to the path by 1800.
Erected 2008 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 1800.
Location. 40° 36.119′ N, 80° 4.826′ W. Marker is in Franklin Park, Pennsylvania, in Allegheny County. It is on Brandt School Road, on the right when traveling south. Marker is located next to the Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Church Cemetery. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 2501 Brandt School Rd, Wexford PA 15090, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is 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 Viceroyalty of New France, the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Confederacy, and one of the original Thirteen Colonies.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 4 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Trinity German Evangelical Lutheran Church (within shouting distance of this marker); Stone Mansion
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Also see . . . Kuskusky Path - Behind the Marker. Explore PA History website entry (Submitted on July 7, 2011, by Mike Wintermantel of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.)
Photographed by Mike Wintermantel, February 18, 2011
2. Kuskusky Path Marker
Courtesy of Franklin Park Borough History Collection, Allegheny County, PA, circa 1930
3. Brandt School Road, Franklin Park, Allegheny County, PA
Located east of Route 79, which links Pittsburgh to Erie, Brandt School Road was built over the Kuskusky Path through Franklin Park.Trinity Lutheran Cemetery is on the left side of this section of the road, not far below the old one-room Brandt School, now a private residence at the entrance to the Northmont Farms subdivision.
Credits. This page was last revised on November 21, 2025. It was originally submitted on February 18, 2011, by Mike Wintermantel of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. This page has been viewed 3,032 times since then and 103 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on February 18, 2011, by Mike Wintermantel of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. 3. submitted on July 26, 2011, by Mike Wintermantel of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.
