Emporium in Cameron County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

Allegheny Portage

Photographed by Mike Wintermantel, May 24, 2013

1. Allegheny Portage Marker

Inscription. The 23-mile crossing from Susquehanna West Branch to the Allegheny River began at a "canoe place" near this point. Indians and pioneers went north to Portage Creek, and at present Port Alleghany resumed travel by canoe.

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. 41° 30.484′ N, 78° 13.215′ W. Marker is in Emporium, Pennsylvania, in Cameron County. It is at the intersection of CCC Memorial Highway (Pennsylvania Route 120) and Sizerville Road & East Allegheny Avenue, on the right when traveling south on CCC Memorial Highway. Located in a triangle between the above named roads. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Emporium PA 15834, 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 11 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Railroads (approx. 0.2 miles away); M551A1 Sheridan (approx. 0.4 miles away); Cameron County (approx. 0.9 miles away); Sylvania (approx. 1.1 miles away); Sylvania Electric Products

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(approx. 1.1 miles away); Sinnemahoning Path (approx. 3.2 miles away); Site of Camp Sizerville (approx. 6.6 miles away); The Costello Tannery (approx. 10.3 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Emporium.

Photographed by Mike Wintermantel, May 24, 2013

2. Allegheny Portage Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on October 24, 2024. It was originally submitted on May 30, 2013, by Mike Wintermantel of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. This page has been viewed 1,463 times since then and 40 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on May 30, 2013, by Mike Wintermantel of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.