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Loyalhanning

 
 
Loyalhanning Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Mike Wintermantel, October 6, 2012
1. Loyalhanning Marker
Inscription. Indian village settled by the Delaware soon after their departure from the Susquehanna area in 1727, was located here. The name refers to "middle stream".
 
Erected 1946 by Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission.
 
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Indigenous Peoples and CommunitiesSettlements & Settlers. In addition, it is included in the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission (PHMC) series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1727.
 
Location. 40° 14.224′ N, 79° 13.84′ W. Marker is in Ligonier, Pennsylvania, in Westmoreland County. It is at the intersection of Lincoln Highway (U.S. 30) and East Main Street on Lincoln Highway. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Ligonier PA 15658, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the Laurel Highlands and 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 Viceroyalty of New France, the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Confederacy, and one of the original Thirteen Colonies.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Finding Your Way (approx. 0.2 miles away); Ligonier (approx. 0.2 miles away); Arthur St. Clair (approx. Ό mile away); Forbes Road (approx. 0.3 miles away); Fort Ligonier (approx. 0.4 miles away); Ivy Manor (approx. half a mile away); a different marker also named Fort Ligonier (approx. half a mile away); a different marker also named Fort Ligonier (approx. half a mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Ligonier.
 
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Loyalhanning Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Mike Wintermantel, October 6, 2012
2. Loyalhanning Marker
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on October 6, 2012, by Mike Wintermantel of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. This page has been viewed 1,046 times since then and 41 times this year. Last updated on October 8, 2012. Photos:   1, 2. submitted on October 6, 2012, by Mike Wintermantel of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.
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