Near Rimersburg in Clarion County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

Brady's Bend

Photographed by Jon Dawson

1. Brady's Bend Marker

Inscription. Named for Captain Samuel Brady (1756-1795), famed frontier scout and the subject of many legends. Near here in June 1779 -- in what was then Seneca territory -- he led a force seeking to redress the killing of a settler and her four children, and the taking of two children as prisoners. The force surrounded a party of seven Indians -- apparently both Seneca and Munsee -- killing their leader (a Munsee warrior) and freeing the two children.

Erected 1946 by Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Indigenous Peoples and Communities • War, US Revolutionary. In addition, it is included in the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission (PHMC) series list. A significant historical month for this entry is June 1779.

Location. 40° 59.283′ N, 79° 34.981′ W. Marker is near Rimersburg, Pennsylvania, in Clarion County. It is on Pennsylvania Route 68 2 miles east of Robinson Street, on the right when traveling west. Located at Brady's Bend Overlook on PA 68. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Rimersburg PA 16248, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Northwestern Pennsylvania

and specifically in the Pennsylvania Wilds.

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 9 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: In Memorium of Those Whose Died in the August 14, 1980 Flood (approx.

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2 miles away); Brady's Bend Works (approx. 2.3 miles away); St. Patrick's Church (approx. 4.7 miles away); Donald R. Lobaugh Memorial (approx. 5.8 miles away); Cowansville (approx. 6.9 miles away); Templeton (approx. 7.9 miles away); Bruin (approx. 8.9 miles away); Rural Electrification (approx. 8.9 miles away).

More about this marker. Marker has been returned.

Photographed by Mike Wintermantel, September 25, 2011

2. Brady's Bend Marker

Photographed by Mike Wintermantel, September 25, 2011

3. Brady's Bend Marker

Brady's Bend Marker - Roadside image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Brian Powell

4. Brady's Bend Marker - Roadside

Brady's Bend Map image. Click for full size.

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5. Brady's Bend Map

Brady's Bend facing East image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mike Wintermantel, September 25, 2011

6. Brady's Bend facing East

Brady's Bend facing West image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mike Wintermantel, September 25, 2011

7. Brady's Bend facing West

Credits. This page was last revised on March 13, 2020. It was originally submitted on September 25, 2011, by Mike Wintermantel of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. This page has been viewed 1,283 times since then and 60 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on March 13, 2014, by Keith S Smith of West Chester, Pennsylvania. 2, 3. submitted on September 25, 2011, by Mike Wintermantel of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. 4. submitted on March 13, 2014, by Keith S Smith of West Chester, Pennsylvania. 5. submitted on March 14, 2014, by Keith S Smith of West Chester, Pennsylvania. 6, 7. submitted on September 25, 2011, by Mike Wintermantel of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.