Millcreek Township near Erie in Erie County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

Old French Road

Photographed by Mike Wintermantel, March 20, 2011

1. Old French Road Marker

Inscription. Here today's highway leaves the course of the Presque Isle Portage, part of the historic Venango Trail. The French Road, built in 1753, following an Indian path, turned down into the valley.

Erected 1946 by Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Indigenous Peoples and Communities • Roads & Vehicles. In addition, it is included in the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission (PHMC) series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1753.

Location. 42° 5.544′ N, 80° 3.443′ W. Marker is near Erie, Pennsylvania, in Erie County. It is in Millcreek Township. It is on Old French Road (Pennsylvania Route 97) south of Gore Road, on the right when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Erie PA 16509, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Northwestern Pennsylvania.

It is also in the American Northeast,

on the Great Lakes,

in the Mid-Atlantic,

in Appalachia,

and specifically in Northern Appalachia. Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

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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 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Michael Cannavino (approx. 1.2 miles away); Northwest PA Purple Heart Memorial (approx. 1½ miles away); Vietnam Veterans Memorial (approx. 1½ miles away); Flag Display (approx. 1½ miles away); Korean War Memorial (approx. 1½ miles away); Erie County World War II Memorial (approx. 1½ miles away); Colonel Philip Cochran (approx. 1½ miles away); Sr. Bernard Sheridan (approx. 1.7 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Erie.

Photographed by Mike Wintermantel, March 20, 2011

2. Old French Road Marker

Looking south on PA 97.

Credits. This page was last revised on February 7, 2023. It was originally submitted on March 21, 2011, by Mike Wintermantel of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. This page has been viewed 1,876 times since then and 71 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on March 21, 2011, by Mike Wintermantel of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.