Kane in McKean County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

Seneca Spring

Photographed by Mike Wintermantel, August 31, 2012

1. Seneca Spring Marker

Inscription. The spring, 200 yards southwest of here, was a stopping place on the ancient Indian trail which crossed the Big Level on the way south. The trail was once the main route from Onondaga, the Iroquois capital, to the Ohio and the Carolinas.

Erected 1951 by Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Environment • Indigenous Peoples and Communities. In addition, it is included in the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission (PHMC) series list.

Location. 41° 39.449′ N, 78° 48.004′ W. Marker is in Kane, Pennsylvania, in McKean County. It is on Brickyard Road (Pennsylvania Route 321) 0.1 miles north of Hemlock Street Extension. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Kane PA 16735, 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 walking distance of this marker: Thomas L. Kane (approx. 0.4 miles away); Rose Kocjancic Paar (approx. 0.6 miles away); Mary Ulyan Bizzak (approx. 0.6 miles away); Kane Veterans Memorial (approx. 0.6 miles away); Kane, a Star in the Forest (approx. 0.6 miles away); O.G. Crawford (approx. 0.6 miles away); Kane Law Enforcement Memorial

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(approx. 0.6 miles away); Patrolman Steven M. Jerman Memorial Park (approx. 0.7 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Kane.

Photographed by Mike Wintermantel, August 31, 2012

2. Seneca Spring Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on September 3, 2012, by Mike Wintermantel of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. This page has been viewed 1,318 times since then and 46 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on September 3, 2012, by Mike Wintermantel of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.