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

The Tuscararas Trail

Photographed by Mike Wintermantel, December 4, 2011

1. The Tuscararas Trail Marker

Inscription. The great trail between Fort Pitt and Detroit was traveled for years by Indians. It was used by the expeditions of Bouquet's Royal Americans. Blackwatch. Virginia and Pennsylvania Militia in 1764 and McIntosh's Continentals and Virginia Militia in 1778-1779.

Erected by Beaver County Historical Research and Landmarks Foundation.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Indigenous Peoples and Communities • Roads & Vehicles. In addition, it is included in the Pennsylvania - Beaver County Historical Research and Landmarks Foundation series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1764.

Location. 40° 41.834′ N, 80° 21.587′ W. Marker is near Beaver, Pennsylvania, in Beaver County. It is at the intersection of Tuscarawas Road and Cooper Drive, on the right when traveling east on Tuscarawas Road. Located at Brighton Township Volunteer Fire Department #2 Station. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Beaver PA 15009, 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,

and in the Ohio River Valley.

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 3 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Brighton Township Veterans Memorial (approx. 0.9 miles away); Richmond Little Red Schoolhouse (approx. 1.3 miles away); Agnew Square (approx. 2.7 miles away); McIntosh Square

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(approx. 2.7 miles away); Beaver County Civil War Memorial (approx. 2.7 miles away); Native American Site 36BV9 (approx. 2.7 miles away); Beaver County Korean War Memorial (approx. 2.8 miles away); Brigadier General William Irvine (approx. 2.8 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Beaver.

Also see . . . Beaver County Historical Research and Landmarks Foundation. Foundation website homepage (Submitted on December 4, 2011, by Mike Wintermantel of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.)

Photographed by Mike Wintermantel, December 4, 2011

2. The Tuscararas Trail Marker

Photographed by Mike Wintermantel, December 4, 2011

3. The Tuscararas Trail Marker

Looking west on Tuscarawas Road.

Credits. This page was last revised on August 7, 2022. It was originally submitted on December 4, 2011, by Mike Wintermantel of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. This page has been viewed 1,587 times since then and 47 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on December 4, 2011, by Mike Wintermantel of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.