Tulpehocken Path
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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.
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