West Chillisquaque Township near Milton in Northumberland County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

Shikellamy's Town

Photographed by Bill Pfingsten, August 22, 2015

1. Shikellamy's Town Marker

Inscription. The earlier residence of the noted Oneida chief was near here. As the Six Nations' overseer or vice-regent of the Delaware and other refugee Indians, he spent the most of his time from 1728 to 1748 at Shamokin, now Sunbury, where he died.

Erected 1947 by Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Colonial Era • Indigenous Peoples and Communities. In addition, it is included in the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission (PHMC) series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1728.

Location. 40° 59.998′ N, 76° 51.726′ W. Marker is near Milton, Pennsylvania, in Northumberland County. It is in West Chillisquaque Township. It is on Front Street, on the right when traveling south. Marker is about a quarter mile south of Milton. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Milton PA 17847, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Anthracite Coal Region

and in the Susquehanna Valley.

It is also in the American Northeast,

in the Mid-Atlantic,

in Appalachia,

and specifically in

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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 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Shikellamy’s Old Town (approx. 0.9 miles away); Other Industries of Milton (approx. 1.2 miles away); Milton Car Works / ACF Industries (approx. 1.2 miles away); Chef Boy-Ar-Dee (approx. 1.2 miles away); Samuel J. Shimer & Sons / Milton Manufacturing Co. (approx. 1.2 miles away); On This Site Stood the Second Stone House in Milton (approx. 1.2 miles away); Rotary Centennial Park (approx. 1.2 miles away); a different marker also named Rotary Centennial Park (approx. 1.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Milton.

Photographed by Bill Pfingsten, August 22, 2015

2. Shikellamy's Town Marker

Near white trailer.

Credits. This page was last revised on February 7, 2023. It was originally submitted on August 24, 2015, by Bill Pfingsten of Bel Air, Maryland. This page has been viewed 775 times since then and 49 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on August 24, 2015, by Bill Pfingsten of Bel Air, Maryland.