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

John Harris, Founder of Harrisburg

Photographed by Paul Crumlish, June 24, 2011

1. Detail of the John Harris, Founder of Harrisburg Plaque

Inscription. On October 25,1755 John Harris, Founder of Harrisburg, and a party of 40 men who came up the river to investigate the (John) Penn's Creek Massacre, were ambushed by a party of Indians near the mouth of this creek at the head of the Isle of Que, one third of a mile south of this spot.

Erected 1915 by Pennsylvania Historical Commission and Snyder County Historical Society.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Indigenous Peoples and Communities • Settlements & Settlers • War, French and Indian. In addition, it is included in the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission (PHMC) series list. A significant historical month for this entry is October 1814.

Location. 40° 48.807′ N, 76° 51.256′ W. Marker is near Selinsgrove, Pennsylvania, in Snyder County. It is in Monroe Township. It is on South Old Trail south of Airport Road when traveling south. The plaque is located on the north bank of Penns Creek at the dead end of South Old Trail. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 319 S Old 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: The (John) Penn's Creek Massacre (here, next to this marker); Albany Purchase Line Stone (here, next to this marker);

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Penns Creek Massacre (approx. ¼ mile away); “Coxey's Army” (approx. 0.3 miles away); Albany Purchase (approx. 0.8 miles away); Simon Snyder (approx. 0.9 miles away); Erected to the Memory of Simon Snyder (approx. 1.2 miles away); Revolutionary War Memorial (approx. 1.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Selinsgrove.

More about this marker. The marker shares the same stone pillar as the The (John) Penn's Creek Massacre plaque

Also see . . . The Snyder County Post: The Penns Creek Massacre of 1755. (Submitted on June 28, 2011, by PaulwC3 of Northern, Virginia.)

John Harris, Founder of Harrisburg Plaque image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Paul Crumlish, June 24, 2011

2. John Harris, Founder of Harrisburg Plaque

Wide view of the John Harris, Founder of Harrisburg Plaque image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Paul Crumlish, June 24, 2011

3. Wide view of the John Harris, Founder of Harrisburg Plaque

View of Penns Creek today image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Paul Crumlish, June 24, 2011

4. View of Penns Creek today

Due to canal and road construction the stream bed has been altered several times since the French and Indian War, but the approximate location remains.

Credits. This page was last revised on February 7, 2023. It was originally submitted on June 28, 2011, by PaulwC3 of Northern, Virginia. This page has been viewed 1,692 times since then and 47 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on June 28, 2011, by PaulwC3 of Northern, Virginia.