Kelly Township near West Milton in Union County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

Shikellamy’s Old Town

Photographed by Paul Crumlish, June 5, 2011

1. Shikellamy's Old Town Marker

Inscription.
On the plain stretching southeast from this ridge was situated the Indian village of Shikellamy’s Old Town, which was visited by Conrad Weiser in 1737, when on his way to Onondaga. Shikellamy was appointed vice-regent of the Iroquois Confederacy in 1745, and made Shamokin (Sunbury) his headquarters.

Erected 1921 by Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission, Union County Historical Society, United Evangelical Church Historical Society.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Indigenous Peoples and Communities • Settlements & Settlers. A significant historical year for this entry is 1737.

Location. 41° 0.691′ N, 76° 52.085′ W. Marker is near West Milton, Pennsylvania, in Union County. It is in Kelly Township. It can be reached from the intersection of Heritage Road and Shaffer Trail. The marker is located on the grounds of Central Oak Heights, a retreat founded by the Bible Conference Society of Central Pennsylvania of the United Evangelical Church. Central Oak Heights is accessable from US-15 South just south of the on ramp from West Milton. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 75 Heritage Road, West Milton PA 17886, 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 walking distance of this marker: On This Site Stood the Second Stone House in Milton

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(approx. 0.7 miles away); Rotary Centennial Park (approx. 0.7 miles away); a different marker also named Rotary Centennial Park (approx. 0.7 miles away); Other Industries of Milton (approx. ¾ mile away); Milton Car Works / ACF Industries (approx. ¾ mile away); Chef Boy-Ar-Dee (approx. ¾ mile away); Samuel J. Shimer & Sons / Milton Manufacturing Co. (approx. ¾ mile away); The Founding of Milton (approx. 0.8 miles away).

More about this marker. The marker is located between the Dining Hall and the Shaffer Building on the eastern edge of the retreat.

Also see . . . Sunbury: A History - Shikellamy. (Submitted on June 11, 2011, by PaulwC3 of Northern, Virginia.)

Photographed by Paul Crumlish, June 5, 2011

2. Shikellamy's Old Town Marker

Wide view of the Shikellamy's Old Town Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Paul Crumlish, June 5, 2011

3. Wide view of the Shikellamy's Old Town Marker

Site of Shikellamy's Old Town image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Paul Crumlish, June 5, 2011

4. Site of Shikellamy's Old Town

A modern day view of Milton, Pennsylvania, the site of Shikellamy's Old Town from Central Oak Heights.

Credits. This page was last revised on February 7, 2023. It was originally submitted on June 11, 2011, by PaulwC3 of Northern, Virginia. This page has been viewed 2,451 times since then and 38 times this year. It was the Marker of the Week June 19, 2011. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on June 11, 2011, by PaulwC3 of Northern, Virginia.