Goschgoschink
Inscription
Name applied at the time of Zeisberger's arrival in 1767 to all three of the refugee Indian towns. Later the name was given to "Upper Town," located across the river at this point.
Location
AddressUS 62 near Main St. (Rt. 127), .9 mile S of East Hickory and directly across the Allegheny R from W
CountyForest
StatePennsylvania
Coordinates41.568260, -79.403500
Sources
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Howard Zahniser
N of Tionesta, PA
Conservationist and architect of the National Wilderness Preservation System Act of 1964.
Forest County
Tionesta, PA
Formed April 11, 1848 from Jefferson County.
Lawunakhannek
Name of Indian mission near here, at which the first Protestant church building west of the Allegheny Mountains was built by Zeisberger...
Indian Paths
Across the river here paths led over the hills to Oil Creek.
Hickory Town
Site across the river of Zeisberger's "Middle Town," later called Hickory Town.