Coudersport in Potter County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

David Zeisberger

Photographed by Jenn Wintermantel, May 28, 2011

1. David Zeisberger Marker

Inscription. Noted Moravian missionary camped near here October 8, 1767, en route from Bethlehem to found missions among the Delaware Indians to the West. He was the first white man to pass through the primeval forests of this region.

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 month for this entry is October 1767.

Location. 41° 46.471′ N, 78° 1.06′ W. Marker is in Coudersport, Pennsylvania, in Potter County. It is on Grand Army of the Republic Highway (U.S. 6) 0.1 miles west of Mill Street, on the right when traveling west. Located on the Masonic Lodge (AASR) property. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 111 East 2nd Street, Coudersport PA 16915, 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 9 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Headwaters Country (about 600 feet away, measured in a direct line); Road through the Wilderness • Historic Route 6 (about 600 feet away); Potter County (about 700 feet away); a different marker also named David Zeisberger

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(approx. 0.2 miles away); Lymansville (approx. 1.7 miles away); Jersey Shore Pike (approx. 3.1 miles away); Earthen Dam (approx. 8.8 miles away); Earthen Dam Spillway (approx. 8.8 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Coudersport.

Also see . . . David Zeisberger - Behind the Marker. ExplorePAhistory.com (Submitted on June 7, 2011, by Bernard Fisher of Richmond, Virginia.)

Photographed by Jenn Wintermantel, May 28, 2011

2. David Zeisberger Marker

Photographed by Jenn Wintermantel, May 28, 2011

3. David Zeisberger Marker

David Zeisberger image. Click for full size.

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4. David Zeisberger

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 758 times since then and 27 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on May 31, 2011, by Mike Wintermantel of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.