Great Shamokin Path
Inscription
Once the main Indian highway from Shamokin, now Sunbury, to the Ohio country. The Delawares traveled it when ousted from eastern Pennsylvania. After defeat of Braddock, their warriors returned this way to attack the settlements.
Location
AddressSusquehanna Trail (SR 1007)
CountyNorthumberland
StatePennsylvania
Coordinates41.143410, -76.797580
Sources
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