Dunnstown in Clinton County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
The Great Island
Photographed by Mike Wintermantel, May 27, 2013
1. The Great Island Marker
Erected 1949 by Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission.
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Indigenous Peoples and Communities • Waterways & Vessels. In addition, it is included in the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission (PHMC) series list.
Location. Marker has been reported missing. It was located near 41° 8.873′ N, 77° 24.661′ W. Marker was in Dunnstown, Pennsylvania, in Clinton County. It was on Woodward Avenue (Pennsylvania Route 150) 0.2 miles west of Fargus Island Road, on the right when traveling east. Touch for map. Marker was in this post office area: Lock Haven PA 17745, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker was in the Pennsylvania Wilds and in the Susquehanna Valley. It was also in the American Northeast, in the Mid-Atlantic, in Appalachia, and specifically in Northern Appalachia. Globally, it was in North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it found 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 2 miles of this location, measured as the crow flies: 1981 PA-38 Tomahawk II (approx. 1.2 miles away); Piper Aircraft Corporation (approx. 1.3 miles away); 1967 PA-30 Twin Commanche (approx. 1.3 miles
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Additional commentary.
1. Marker Missing
As of about a month ago the marker sign is missing from this location. The blue pole is still there but the sign is gone, I think it was laying in the ditch next to it. I am guessing that one of the many snow plows that went by it knocked it down.
— Submitted April 6, 2014, by Robert Woods of Lock Haven, Pennsylvania.
2. Missing marker retrieved
According to PHMC, the marker has been retrieved and is to be repaired/refurbished. Thank you for the information!
— Submitted April 18, 2014, by Mike Wintermantel of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
Photographed by Mike Wintermantel, May 27, 2013
2. The Great Island 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 1,237 times since then and 80 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on May 28, 2013, by Mike Wintermantel of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
