Monroe Township near Selinsgrove in Snyder County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

Albany Purchase

Photographed by Paul Crumlish, June 5, 2011

1. Albany Purchase Marker

Inscription. The NE corner of the land deeded the Proprietors by the Six Nations in great council at Albany July 6, 1754, was 1 mile north of Penns Creek. It ran thence "North of the West as far as your Province extends."

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 date for this entry is July 6, 1785.

Location. 40° 49.435′ N, 76° 50.813′ W. Marker is near Selinsgrove, Pennsylvania, in Snyder County. It is in Monroe Township. It is on Susquehanna Trail (U.S. 15) 0.1 miles north of Lenker Avenue, on the right when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 980 North Susquehanna Trail, Selinsgrove PA 17870, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Pennsylvania’s Susquehanna Valley.

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 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Penns Creek Massacre (approx. 0.6 miles away); John Harris, Founder of Harrisburg (approx. 0.8 miles away); The (John) Penn's Creek Massacre (approx. 0.8 miles away); Albany Purchase Line Stone (approx. 0.8 miles away);

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“Coxey's Army” (approx. 1.2 miles away); Penns Creek Bridge (approx. 1.3 miles away); Simon Snyder (approx. 1.8 miles away); Erected to the Memory of Simon Snyder (approx. 2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Selinsgrove.

Also see . . . The History and culture of Iroquois diplomacy: an interdisciplinary guide. By Francis Jennings, D'Arcy McNickle Center for the History of the American Indian (Submitted on June 10, 2011, by PaulwC3 of Northern, Virginia.)

Wide view of the Albany Purchase Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Paul Crumlish, June 5, 2011

2. Wide view of the Albany Purchase Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on February 7, 2023. It was originally submitted on June 10, 2011, by PaulwC3 of Northern, Virginia. This page has been viewed 4,093 times since then and 214 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on June 10, 2011, by PaulwC3 of Northern, Virginia.