Morris Township near Alexandria in Huntingdon County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

Frankstown Path

Photographed by Don Morfe, November 9, 2015

1. Frankstown Path Marker

Inscription. The path turned south, up the Frankstown Branch of Juniata. The Warriors Path from Great Island came in at Water Street, so named because the river bed was used as a passage through Tusseys Mountain.

Erected 1949 by Pennsylvania Historical & Museum Commission.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Indigenous Peoples and Communities • Settlements & Settlers. In addition, it is included in the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission (PHMC) series list.

Location. 40° 34.258′ N, 78° 8.055′ W. Marker is near Alexandria, Pennsylvania, in Huntingdon County. It is in Morris Township. It is on William Penn Highway (U.S. 22). Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 4598 William Penn Hwy, Alexandria PA 16611, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is 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 8 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Juniata Iron (within shouting distance of this marker); Hart's Log (approx. 2.3 miles away); Arch Springs Cemetery (approx. 4.3 miles away); Martin G. Brumbaugh (approx. 7.4 miles away); "The Lead Mine Fort" (approx. 7.4 miles away); The 1976 Bicentennial Reconstruction

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(approx. 7.4 miles away); The Three Sisters (approx. 7.4 miles away); Conestoga Wagon & Pennsylvania Barn (approx. 7.4 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Alexandria.

Photographed by Don Morfe, November 9, 2015

2. Frankstown Path Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on February 7, 2023. It was originally submitted on November 28, 2015, by Don Morfe of Baltimore, Maryland. This page has been viewed 844 times since then and 48 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on November 28, 2015, by Don Morfe of Baltimore, Maryland. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.