Athens in Bradford County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

Athens

Photographed by Don Morfe, October 13, 2015

1. Athens Marker

Inscription. Known also as Tioga Point. Connecticut settlers laid out the village in 1786. Site of ancient Indian village of Teaoga. Base for the Sullivan Campaign into central N.Y. Gateway from Southern N.Y. into Pennsylvania for centuries.

Erected 1947 by Pennsylvania Historical & Museum Commission.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Indigenous Peoples and Communities • Settlements & Settlers • War, US Revolutionary. In addition, it is included in the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission (PHMC) series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1786.

Location. 41° 58.348′ N, 76° 31.421′ W. Marker is in Athens, Pennsylvania, in Bradford County. It is on South Keystone Avenue (PA 199). Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Athens PA 18810, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the American Northeast

and in the Mid-Atlantic.

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

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and also one of the original Thirteen Colonies.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: War Memorial (here, next to this marker); Sayre (within shouting distance of this marker); M^cKinney Family (approx. 0.2 miles away); Captain Augustus S. Perkins (approx. ¼ mile away); General Henry W. Perkins (approx. ¼ mile away); The Peoples of the Confluence (approx. 0.6 miles away); Guthrie Square (approx. 0.6 miles away); Lehigh Valley Railroad (approx. 0.6 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Athens.

Photographed by Don Morfe, October 13, 2015

2. Athens Marker

Athens Marker-Fall Foliage image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Don Morfe, October 13, 2015

3. Athens Marker-Fall Foliage

Photographed by Mira Earls, January 11, 2026

4. Athens Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on January 16, 2026. It was originally submitted on November 5, 2015, by Don Morfe of Baltimore, Maryland. This page has been viewed 718 times since then and 39 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on November 5, 2015, by Don Morfe of Baltimore, Maryland. 4. submitted on January 12, 2026, by Mira Earls of Cortland, New York. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.