Mill Hall in Clinton County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

Great Shamokin Path

Photographed by Mike Wintermantel, May 27, 2013

1. Great Shamokin Path Marker

Inscription. By the Indian path along Bald Eagle Creek, in 1772, Bishop Ettwein, Moravian, brought some 200 Christian Mohicans and Delawares from Friedenshuetten, near Wyalusing, to Friedensstadt on the Beaver.

Erected 1950 by Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission.

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 Historical and Museum Commission (PHMC) series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1772.

Location. 41° 6.741′ N, 77° 29.897′ W. Marker is in Mill Hall, Pennsylvania, in Clinton County. It is at the intersection of Eagle Valley Road (Pennsylvania Route 150) and Homestead Drive, on the right when traveling west on Eagle Valley Road. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Mill Hall PA 17751, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the Pennsylvania Wilds

and in the Susquehanna Valley.

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 3 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Nathan Harvey House (approx. one mile away); Daniel H. Hastings (approx. 1.8 miles away); Lock Haven University Nature Trail (approx. 2.7 miles away); Raub Hall (approx. 2.7 miles away); Rogers Gymnasium (approx. 2.7

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miles away); Jury Fountain (approx. 2.7 miles away); Lock Haven University Bald Eagle Statue (approx. 2.8 miles away); The Archway of the Original Sullivan Hall (approx. 2.8 miles away).

Photographed by Mike Wintermantel, May 27, 2013

2. Great Shamokin Path Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on May 28, 2013, by Mike Wintermantel of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. This page has been viewed 762 times since then and 28 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on May 28, 2013, by Mike Wintermantel of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.