Kittanning in Armstrong County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

Kittanning

Photographed by Mike Wintermantel, September 25, 2011

1. Kittanning Marker

Inscription. The most notable Delaware Indian village west of the Alleghenies, was situated here from about 1730 until destroyed by Armstrong's expedition in 1756. Its name means "great river", applying to the Ohio-Allegheny.

Erected 1946 by Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission.

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 year for this entry is 1730.

Location. 40° 48.513′ N, 79° 30.948′ W. Marker is in Kittanning, Pennsylvania, in Armstrong County. It is on South Water Street (U.S. 422) 0.1 miles south of Willow Street, on the right when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Kittanning PA 16201, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Greater Pittsburgh.

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: Community Profile: Kittanning (approx. 0.3 miles away); World War II Tree Memorial (approx. 0.4 miles away); Armstrong County Vietnam Veterans Memorial (approx. 0.4 miles away); Kittanning Citizens Bridge (approx. 0.4 miles away); a different marker also named Kittanning

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(approx. 0.4 miles away); Kittanning or Attiqué Indian Town (approx. 0.4 miles away); Armstrong Trail / Kittanning (approx. half a mile away); Armstrong County Civil War Memorial (approx. half a mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Kittanning.

Also see . . . Kittanning. ExplorePAHistory.com (Submitted on September 25, 2011, by Mike Wintermantel of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.)

Photographed by Mike Wintermantel, September 25, 2011

2. Kittanning Marker

Looking west on South Water Street (US 422)

Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on September 25, 2011, by Mike Wintermantel of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. This page has been viewed 1,316 times since then and 41 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on September 25, 2011, by Mike Wintermantel of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.