Near New Castle in Lawrence County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

"Squaw Campaign"

Photographed by Mike Wintermantel, April 13, 2014

1. "Squaw Campaign" Marker

Inscription. 500 unruly militia, under command of Gen. Edward Hand, left Pittsburgh to attack British at present Cleveland, February 1778. At an Indian town in the river-fork below here, they killed a man and an old woman; then returned home.

Erected 1947 by Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Military. In addition, it is included in the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission (PHMC) series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1778.

Location. 40° 59.634′ N, 80° 21.341′ W. Marker is near New Castle, Pennsylvania, in Lawrence County. It is on Atlantic Avenue 0.2 miles south of Etna Street, on the right when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: New Castle PA 16101, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Northwestern Pennsylvania

and in Greater Pittsburgh.

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: Canal Crossing (approx. 0.6 miles away); Lawrence County Spanish American War Memorial (approx. 0.6 miles away); Lawrence County World War I Memorial (approx. 0.6 miles away); Lawrence County Civil War Memorial (approx. 0.6 miles away); Warner Brothers' First Theater (approx. 0.7 miles away); Lawrence County

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(approx. 0.9 miles away); Mahoningtown Veterans Memorial (approx. 1.9 miles away); Kuskuskies Towns (approx. 2.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in New Castle.

Photographed by Mike Wintermantel, April 13, 2014

2. "Squaw Campaign" Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on April 13, 2014, by Mike Wintermantel of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. This page has been viewed 2,074 times since then and 82 times this year. Last updated on April 13, 2014, by Keith S Smith of West Chester, Pennsylvania. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on April 13, 2014, by Mike Wintermantel of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.