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

Snowshoe/Packersville Turnpike

Photographed by Jenn Wintermantel, May 27, 2013

1. Snowshoe/Packersville Turnpike Marker

Inscription. This turnpike was authorized by the Assembly in 1828. It left the Lake Erie Pike at Black Moshannon, then on to Allport, Kylerville (Bigler) and to Clearfield Town. Built to establish postal service to Clearfield as the County seat. From Clearfield it ascended the Rockton Mtn., passed through Rockton Mills and connected back with the Erie Pike at Luthersburg.

Erected by Clearfield County Historical Society.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Roads & Vehicles. A significant historical year for this entry is 1828.

Location. 41° 4.612′ N, 78° 36.288′ W. Marker is in Rockton, Pennsylvania, in Clearfield County. It is at the intersection of Rockton Mountain Highway (U.S. 322) and Spruce Hill Road, on the right when traveling west on Rockton Mountain Highway. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Rockton PA 15856, 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 9 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Veterans Memorial (approx. 2.6 miles away); Richard H. Burfoot (approx. 5.7 miles away); This Tablet Marks the Junction (approx. 6 miles away); The Big Spring (approx. 6½ miles away); DuBois (approx. 7.2 miles away); Grampian

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(approx. 7.9 miles away); Arnold N. Nawrocki (approx. 8.1 miles away); Doughboy Monument (approx. 8.2 miles away).

Photographed by Jenn Wintermantel, May 27, 2013

2. Snowshoe/Packersville Turnpike 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 1,108 times since then and 40 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on May 28, 2013, by Mike Wintermantel of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.