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

Simeon & Susannah Pfoutz

1781-1856 1794-1848

Photographed by Mike Wintermantel, May 27, 2013

1. Simeon & Susannah Pfoutz Marker

Inscription. In memory of Simeon Pfoutz and wife Susannah, first white settlers on Kettle Creek. He selected this site in 1813, cleared the land, built a log house, went to Perry Co. for his wife, two year old son Simon, and returned in 1814 to spend the rest of their days. They reared nine children. The cemetery where several members were buried was a short distance up stream along the north shore. Simeon died from a bite of a rattlesnake he was handling.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Settlements & Settlers • Waterways & Vessels. A significant historical year for this entry is 1813.

Location. 41° 21.567′ N, 77° 55.688′ W. Marker is in Renovo, Pennsylvania, in Clinton County. It can be reached from Kettle Creek Road (Pennsylvania Route 4001) 1.1 miles south of Sugar Camp Road. Located in the parking lot of Alvin R. Bush (Kettle Creek) Dam. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Renovo PA 17764, 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,

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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 2 other markers are within 11 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Leidy Natural Gas Boom (approx. 3.1 miles away); Pepper Hill Fire of 1938 (approx. 7.2 miles away).

Another marker is no longer nearby. Sinnemahoning Path (was approx. 10.2 miles away but has been confirmed missing).

Also see . . . Kettle Creek State Park. (Submitted on May 28, 2013, by Mike Wintermantel of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.)

Photographed by Mike Wintermantel, May 27, 2013

2. Simeon & Susannah Pfoutz Marker

Alvin R. Bush Dam plaque image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mike Wintermantel, May 27, 2013

3. Alvin R. Bush Dam plaque

Alvin R. Bush Dam
Kettle Creek
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
Baltimore District

Photographed by Mike Wintermantel, May 27, 2013

4. Alvin R. Bush Dam plaque

Alvin R. Bush Dam image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mike Wintermantel, May 27, 2013

5. Alvin R. Bush Dam

Credits. This page was last revised on March 13, 2020. It was originally submitted on May 28, 2013, by Mike Wintermantel of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. This page has been viewed 1,061 times since then and 23 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on May 28, 2013, by Mike Wintermantel of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.