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

Thompson's Island

Photographed by Forest McDermott, May 29, 2010

1. Thompson's Island Marker

Inscription. An advance party of Brodhead's expedition of 1779 into the Seneca country had a skirmish here with 30 or 40 Indians, the only fighting which took place in that campaign, and the only Revolutionary battle in northwestern Pennsylvania.

Erected 1947 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 year for this entry is 1779.

Location. 41° 47.044′ N, 79° 16.922′ W. Marker is near Irvine, Pennsylvania, in Warren County. It is on U.S. 62, on the right when traveling south. About four miles south of Irvine, PA. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Irvine PA 16329, 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 7 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Buckaloons (approx. 3.8 miles away); General William Irvine (approx. 4 miles away); In 1795, Darius and Joseph Mead (approx. 5 miles away); The Baby Arch (approx. 5.1 miles away); Civilian Conservation Corps (approx. 5.1 miles away); The Mead Island Tradition

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(approx. 6.1 miles away); These Granite Towers Represent (approx. 6.1 miles away); Indian Paint Hill (approx. 6.3 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Irvine.

Photographed by Forest McDermott, May 10, 2010

2. Thompson's Island Marker

Photo taken looking north on U.S. Route 62.

Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on December 14, 2011, by Forest McDermott of Masontown, Pennsylvania. This page has been viewed 1,208 times since then and 62 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on December 14, 2011, by Forest McDermott of Masontown, Pennsylvania. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.