Near Luthersburg in Clearfield County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

Old State Road

Milesburg to Waterford

Photographed by Jenn Wintermantel, May 27, 2013

1. Old State Road Marker

Inscription. The first road to the northwest frontier of Pennsylvania. Opened to the Allegheny River in 1804. In this section, it followed, generally, the course of the Chinklacamoose Path. During the War of 1812, troops under Major McClellan were transported over it to Erie. Highway crosses the route of old road at this point.

Erected 1955 by Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: 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 1804.

Location. 41° 5.338′ N, 78° 48.062′ W. Marker is near Luthersburg, Pennsylvania, in Clearfield County. It is at the intersection of Twenty-eighth Division Highway (U.S. 322) and Thunderbird Road, on the right when traveling east on Twenty-eighth Division Highway. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Du Bois PA 15801, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is 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 3 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Civil War Memorial (approx. 2.3 miles away); Fourth Ward Hose & Rescue Co. (approx. 2.6 miles away); The Fuller Opera House (approx. 2.9 miles away); From Theater in 1902 to Senior Citizen Housing in 1982

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(approx. 2.9 miles away); DuBois Area Historical Society Constitution (approx. 2.9 miles away); From Hotel, to Newspaper Office to Senior Housing: The Story of Gray Foundation Apartments (approx. 2.9 miles away); A Trio of Founders for DuBois 1812-1871 (approx. 2.9 miles away); DuBois' Great Fire, June 18, 1888 (approx. 2.9 miles away).

Photographed by Jenn Wintermantel, May 27, 2013

2. Old State Road 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 1,635 times since then and 60 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on May 28, 2013, by Mike Wintermantel of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.