Upper Augusta Township near Sunbury in Northumberland County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

The Bloody Spring

Photographed by Beverly Pfingsten, August 22, 2015

1. The Bloody Spring Marker

Inscription. Here during the French and Indian War (1754 - 1763), one colonial soldier venturing from the garrison at nearby Fort Augusta, was fatally shot by an Indian foe. His blood is said to have crimsoned its waters.

Erected by Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Colonial Era • War, French and Indian • Waterways & Vessels. In addition, it is included in the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission (PHMC) series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1754.

Location. 40° 52.519′ N, 76° 46.787′ W. Marker is near Sunbury, Pennsylvania, in Northumberland County. It is in Upper Augusta Township. It is on Memorial Drive 0.1 miles south of Shikellamy Avenue. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 338 Memorial Dr, Sunbury PA 17801, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Pennsylvania’s Anthracite Coal Region

and in the Susquehanna Valley.

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 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Shikellamy (approx. 0.6 miles away); Fort Augusta (approx. 0.6 miles away); Thompson's Rifle Battalion: (approx. 0.6 miles away); The Sullivan Expedition (approx. 0.6 miles away); a different marker also named Shikellamy (approx. 0.7 miles away); Shikellamy's Profile

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(approx. 0.7 miles away); Pennsylvania Canal (approx. 1.1 miles away); William Maclay (approx. 1.1 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Sunbury.

Photographed by Beverly Pfingsten, August 22, 2015

2. The Bloody Spring Marker

The Bloody Spring image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Beverly Pfingsten, August 22, 2015

3. The Bloody Spring

Credits. This page was last revised on February 7, 2023. It was originally submitted on August 25, 2015, by Bill Pfingsten of Bel Air, Maryland. This page has been viewed 1,864 times since then and 106 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on August 25, 2015, by Bill Pfingsten of Bel Air, Maryland.