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Milesburg in Centre County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
 

Bald Eagle's Nest

 
 
Bald Eagle's Nest Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Mike Wintermantel, May 27, 2013
1. Bald Eagle's Nest Marker
Inscription. A Delaware Indian village named for a noted Munsee chief Woapalanne or "Bald Eagle." Located at union of Spring and Bald Eagle Creeks. From here raids on the frontier were made in Revolutionary days.
 
Erected 1947 by Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission.
 
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Indigenous Peoples and Communities. In addition, it is included in the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission (PHMC) series list.
 
Location. 40° 56.579′ N, 77° 47.204′ W. Marker is in Milesburg, Pennsylvania, in Centre County. It is at the intersection of Mill Street (Pennsylvania Route 144/150) and Eagle Street, on the right when traveling south on Mill Street. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Milesburg PA 16853, 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: War Memorial (within shouting distance of this marker); Edward Graham House (approx. 1.9 miles away); Reynolds Mansion (approx. 1.9 miles away); John Montgomery Ward (approx. 2 miles away); Reynolds-Lane-Hastings Mansion (approx. 2 miles away); Robert L. Dartt House
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(approx. 2 miles away); Union Cemetery (approx. 2.1 miles away); Benner-Walker-Linn House (approx. 2.1 miles away).
 
Bald Eagle's Nest Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Mike Wintermantel, May 27, 2013
2. Bald Eagle's Nest Marker
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on May 29, 2013, by Mike Wintermantel of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. This page has been viewed 1,343 times since then and 87 times this year. Photos:   1, 2. submitted on May 29, 2013, by Mike Wintermantel of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
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