Historical Marker

The Great Island

Woodward Ave. (PA 150/old US 220), just E of Pine Ridge Dr., ~1.3 miles NE of Lock Haven · Dunnstown · Clinton

Pennsylvania marker

Inscription

Many Indian nations have occupied the Great Island in the river just south of here. Trails led from the Genesee, Ohio, Potomac, and Susquehanna North Branch. Delawares and Shawnees stopped here for a time on their migration west.

Location

AddressWoodward Ave. (PA 150/old US 220), just E of Pine Ridge Dr., ~1.3 miles NE of Lock Haven
CityDunnstown
CountyClinton
StatePennsylvania
Coordinates41.147990, -77.411200

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