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

Kittanning or Attiqué Indian Town

Kittanning or Attique Indian Town Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mike Wintermantel, November 5, 2011

1. Kittanning or Attique Indian Town Marker

Inscription. Kittanning or Attiqué Indian Town was located on this river flat. The chief settlement as early as 1727, of the Lenni-Lenape or Delaware Indians in their early westward movement from the Susquehanna River, became the most important Indian center west of the Allegheny Mountains. Destroyed September 8, 1756 by Colonel John Armstrong and his 300 frontier troops from the Cumberland Valley.

Erected 1926 by Pennsylvania Historical Commission and The Armstrong County Historical Society.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Indigenous Peoples and Communities • Settlements & Settlers. A significant historical date for this entry is September 8, 1988.

Location. 40° 48.813′ N, 79° 31.276′ W. Marker is in Kittanning, Pennsylvania, in Armstrong County. It is at the intersection of Market Street (U.S. 422) and Water Street, on the right when traveling west on Market Street. Located on east side of bridge, plaque is mounted to a boulder at the Market Street entrance to Kittanning Riverfront Park. 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: Kittanning (within shouting distance of this marker); Armstrong County Civil War Memorial (within shouting distance of this marker); Kittanning Citizens Bridge

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(within shouting distance of this marker); World War I Memorial (within shouting distance of this marker); Armstrong County Vietnam Veterans Memorial (within shouting distance of this marker); World War II Tree Memorial (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Community Profile: Kittanning (about 600 feet away); Captain Jacobs (approx. 0.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Kittanning.

Photographed by Mike Wintermantel, November 5, 2011

2. Kittanning or Attique Indian Town Marker

Photographed by Mike Wintermantel, November 5, 2011

3. Kittanning or Attique Indian Town Marker

At entrance to Kittanning Riverfront Park

Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on November 5, 2011, by Mike Wintermantel of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. This page has been viewed 1,828 times since then and 62 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on November 5, 2011, by Mike Wintermantel of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.