Monroe Township near Selinsgrove in Snyder County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
Albany Purchase
Erected 1947 by Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission.
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Colonial Era • Native Americans • Settlements & Settlers. In addition, it is included in the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission 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. Marker 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.
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); “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.)
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