Near Punxsutawney in Jefferson County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

Great Shamokin Path

Photographed by Mike Wintermantel, November 5, 2011

1. Great Shamokin Path Marker

Inscription. This major Indian path, connecting the Susquehanna and Allegheny rivers, paralleled the present highway at this point. Long used by Native Americans as a thoroughfare for hunting and trade, it was traveled by Delaware and Shawnee warriors during the French and Indian War. Bishop John Ettwein and 200 Indians with their cows used this portion of the route on their way west to Friedensstadt, July 1772.

Erected 1950 by Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Indigenous Peoples and Communities • 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 1772.

Location. 40° 57.804′ N, 78° 54.659′ W. Marker is near Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania, in Jefferson County. It is on U.S. 119 0.2 miles east of School Road, on the right when traveling east. Located about 4 miles northeast of Punxsutawney. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Punxsutawney PA 15767, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is 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 4 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Veterans Memorial (approx. 1.9 miles away); Big Run Area Veterans Memorial (approx. 1.9 miles away); "Veteran's Park"

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(approx. 2.2 miles away); World War II Operation Silent Witness Memorial (approx. 2.2 miles away); Punxsutawney (approx. 3.3 miles away); World War II Memorial (approx. 3.3 miles away); SFC Scott R. Smith (approx. 3.3 miles away); Fraternal Order of Eagles War Memorial (approx. 3.3 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Punxsutawney.

Also see . . . Great Shamokin Path. ExplorePAHistory.com (Submitted on November 5, 2011, by Mike Wintermantel of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.)

Photographed by Mike Wintermantel, November 5, 2011

2. Great Shamokin Path Marker

Great Shamokin Path Map image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mike Wintermantel, November 5, 2011

3. Great Shamokin Path Map

Map is on display inside Fort Mahoning replica at Windgate Winery outside Smicksburg in Indiana County

Photographed by Mike Wintermantel, November 5, 2011

4. Great Shamokin Path Map

Map is on display inside Fort Mahoning replica at Windgate Winery outside Smicksburg in Indiana County

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 1,755 times since then and 27 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on November 5, 2011, by Mike Wintermantel of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.