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Corsica in Jefferson County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
 

Olean Road

 
 
Olean Road Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Mike Wintermantel, May 27, 2011
1. Olean Road Marker
Inscription. This early road from Olean to Kittanning followed the Catawba Path, formerly used by Five Nations war parties attacking the Catawbas of South Carolina. Near here it crossed the Indian path from Venango (Franklin) to Chinklacamoose (Clearfield).
 
Erected 1950 by Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission.
 
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Indigenous Peoples and CommunitiesRoads & Vehicles. In addition, it is included in the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission (PHMC) series list.
 
Location. 41° 10.855′ N, 79° 12.197′ W. Marker is in Corsica, Pennsylvania, in Jefferson County. It is at the intersection of Main Street (U.S. 322) and Olean Road (Pennsylvania Route 949) on Main Street. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Corsica PA 15829, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is 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 7 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Railroad House Hotel (approx. 6.4 miles away); Railroad House (approx. 6.4 miles away); Brookville Beginnings (approx. 6.4 miles away); McCracken-Fetzer-McKinley Building (approx. 6.4 miles away); Carrier-Shields Store
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(approx. 6.4 miles away); English-Shields House (approx. 6.4 miles away); McCracken Building (approx. 6.4 miles away); Carrier-Humphrey House (approx. 6.4 miles away).
 
Olean Road Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Mike Wintermantel, May 27, 2011
2. Olean Road Marker
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on May 31, 2011, by Mike Wintermantel of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. This page has been viewed 1,076 times since then and 28 times this year. Photos:   1, 2. submitted on May 31, 2011, by Mike Wintermantel of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. • Craig Swain was the editor who published this page.
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