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

Warriors Path

Photographed by Mike Wintermantel, May 27, 2013

1. Warriors Path Marker

Inscription. Paths from all parts of the Six Nations country converged at Great Island. Thence the Warriors Path ran up this valley to Bald Eagle''s Nest, now Milesburg; then on south toward the Carolinas.

Erected 1949 by Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Indigenous Peoples and Communities • Roads & Vehicles. In addition, it is included in the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission (PHMC) series list.

Location. 41° 1.515′ N, 77° 39.974′ W. Marker is near Howard, Pennsylvania, in Centre County. It is in Howard Township. It is on North Eagle Valley Road (Pennsylvania Route 150) 0.3 miles east of Walnut Street ( Route 26), on the right when traveling east. Located at a roadside pull-off. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Howard PA 16841, 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 6 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: William F. Packer (approx. 0.3 miles away); Great Shamokin Path (approx. 3½ miles away); Eagle Ironworks (approx. 5.2 miles away); Site of Curtin Station, Bald Eagle Valley Railroad (approx. 5.3 miles away); Last Charcoal Iron

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(approx. 5.3 miles away); Workers Village (approx. 5.3 miles away); Eagle Iron Works (approx. 5.3 miles away); Bald Eagle and Spring Creek Navigation Canal Lock 11 (approx. 5.3 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Howard.

Photographed by Mike Wintermantel, May 27, 2013

2. Warriors Path Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on February 7, 2023. It was originally submitted on May 29, 2013, by Mike Wintermantel of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. This page has been viewed 1,085 times since then and 38 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on May 29, 2013, by Mike Wintermantel of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.