Hegins in Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

Tulpehocken Path

By PaulwC3, August 3, 2013

1. Tulpehocken Path Marker

Inscription. Along this ridge, between Deep and Pine Creeks, ran the Tulpehocken Path. It connected Shickellamy's capital of Shamokin, now Sunbury, with the Tulpehocken Valley. Travelled by Indian ambassadors and Christian missionaries.

Erected 1950 by Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission.

Location. 40° 38.894′ N, 76° 31.055′ W. Marker is in Hegins, Pennsylvania, in Schuylkill County. Marker is on East Main Street (Pennsylvania Route 25) 0.1 miles east of Division Street, on the right when traveling east. Touch for map. The marker is in front of the Tri-Valley Jr-Sr High School. Marker is at or near this postal address: 155 East Main Street, Hegins PA 17938, United States of America.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 12 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies. Les Brown (approx. 3.9 miles away); a different marker also named Tulpehocken Path (approx. 8.9 miles away); a different marker also named Tulpehocken Path (approx. 9.8 miles away); Conrad Richter (approx. 10 miles away); M60A3 MBT (approx. 10.1 miles away); Sattazahn Lutheran Church (approx. 10.4 miles away); GAR Building (approx. 11.1 miles away); Union Canal (approx. 11.7 miles away).

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Wide view of the Tulpehocken Path Marker image. Click for full size.

By PaulwC3, August 3, 2013

2. Wide view of the Tulpehocken Path Marker

here for a list of markers that are related to this marker. To better understand the relationship, study each marker shown.

Also see . . . Migration Trails In Early Pennsylvania. (Submitted on September 5, 2013, by PaulwC3 of Northern, Virginia.)

Categories. • Native Americans •

Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. This page originally submitted on September 5, 2013, by PaulwC3 of Northern, Virginia. This page has been viewed 305 times since then and 27 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on September 5, 2013, by PaulwC3 of Northern, Virginia.