Bloomsburg in Columbia County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

Wyoming Path

August 11, 2011

1. Wyoming Path Marker

Inscription. Important path linking the many Indian settlements in the Wyoming Valley with Shamokin, now Sunbury. In 1742 Count Zinzendorf, organizer of Moravian missions, came this way after visiting the Shawnees at Wyoming.

Erected 1949 by Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Indigenous Peoples and Communities • Religion & Religious Structures • Roads & Vehicles • Settlements & Settlers. In addition, it is included in the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission (PHMC) series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1742.

Location. 40° 59.669′ N, 76° 28.386′ W. Marker is in Bloomsburg, Pennsylvania, in Columbia County. It is on West Main Street (U.S. 11) just south of Red Mill Road, on the left when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Bloomsburg PA 17815, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Pennsylvania’s Anthracite Coal Region

and in the Susquehanna Valley.

It is also in the American Northeast,

in the Mid-Atlantic,

in Appalachia,

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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: Fort McClure (a few steps from this marker); Welcome to Bloomsburg (approx. 0.2 miles away); Catawissa Friends Meeting (approx. 0.6 miles away); 261 West Main Street (approx. 0.8 miles away); 259 West Main Street (approx. 0.8 miles away); 246 West Main Street (approx. 0.8 miles away); Rupert (approx. 0.9 miles away); Rupert Covered Bridge (approx. 0.9 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Bloomsburg.

Photographed by Mike Wintermantel, September 27, 2021

2. Wyoming Path Marker

Fort McClure marker in background

Credits. This page was last revised on September 28, 2021. It was originally submitted on August 20, 2011. This page has been viewed 968 times since then and 29 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on August 20, 2011. 2. submitted on September 28, 2021, by Mike Wintermantel of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.