Historical Marker

Teedyuscung (ca. 1700-1763)

16 Riverside Dr. near Sheldon St., across from Wyoming Valley Sanitary Auth. #12, Wilkes-Barre · Wilkes-Barre · Luzerne

Pennsylvania marker

Inscription

Called "King of the Delawares," he upheld the dignity of Native Americans and strove to protect their right to land in Pennsylvania. Baptized by the Moravians, he established the Wyoming Valley''s last Delaware & Mahican settlement near this site in 1754. A buffer between the Iroquois and Connecticut settlers, he represented his people in conferences at Easton, 1756-1762.

He died when his cabin burned down here, April 19, 1763.

Location

Address16 Riverside Dr. near Sheldon St., across from Wyoming Valley Sanitary Auth. #12, Wilkes-Barre
CityWilkes-Barre
CountyLuzerne

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